China Museum for Fujian-Taiwan Kinship, Heritage museum in Fengze District, China
The China Museum for Fujian-Taiwan Kinship stands at 212 Beiqing East Road in Fengze District, Quanzhou, backed by Mount Qingyuan and facing Quanzhou West Lake. Its main building rises 43 metres over 23,332 square metres, built in red brick and white stone in Minnan style. Four diagonal stairways of 108 steps each lead to a rooftop viewing terrace above the round hall roof.
The museum opened in 2006 and documents migration movements spanning centuries between the two areas. It traces how people traveled back and forth, establishing deep connections across generations.
The museum displays connections between two regions across different areas: geography, ancestry, trade, belief systems, and daily customs. Visitors can see how these bonds continue to shape people today.
The museum stands at 212 Beiqing East Road in Fengze District, with Qingyuan Mountain to the north and Quanzhou West Lake to the south. Four diagonal stairways of 108 steps each lead from the base to a rooftop viewing terrace over the city. Bus routes 37, 201, 203, 601, 603, K204 and K205 stop nearby, and a public bicycle station sits at the museum stop.
The entrance hall holds a huge mural made with gunpowder, a technique associated with Cai Guoqiang. The building itself follows a "round heaven, square earth" plan: four diagonal stairways of 108 steps each climb to a rooftop terrace with a view over Quanzhou.
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