First day: Forest Park - West Lake Park - Zuohai Park

Fuzhou National Forest Park is one of the ten biggest such in China and it is a Grade 4A sightseeing spot. It has more than 2500 kinds of precious trees from around the world. Long Tan Stream crosses the park from north to south. Along the stream are the Cycad Garden, Palm Garden, Precious Plants Garden, Bamboo Garden and the Banyan-Viewing Garden. The Dry Land Sled is a very interesting park attraction. You can get there by taking bus 802, 945 or 947 from the city center. There is also a special line to the park directly from Huarong Square. Fuzhou National Forest Park opens to public from 8:00 to 16:00 daily and is free of charge.

West Lake Park is on Hubin Road in north-west Fuzhou. The history of the park is more than 1,700 years the oldest classical Garden in Fuzhou. The area of West Lake Park is about 4 hectares and the water area is over 30 hectares, there are three islands in the lake and they are Kuaihua Yu, Xieping Yu and the Yaojiao Yu. The Dragon Boat Races are held in West Lake during the Dragon Boat Festival every year. By the way, the Fujian Provincial Museum and the Gastronomic Exhibition Hall are both in this park. You can take bus #1, 810 or 811 to West Lake Park, which is open to the public 24 hours, free of charge.

Zuohai Park is the biggest park in Fuzhou, with a total area of more than 51 hectares, the water area being more than 18 hectares. The main attractions are the Altitude Bicycle, the Rip Current Adventure, the Peacock Garden and the Ocean World. You can take bus 8, 801, 805 or 807 to reach the front gate of the park. The park is opens to the public daily and free of charge, but the entrance fee of Ocean Park is CNY50.00 per person, the Peacock Gardens is CNY10.00 per person, the Altitude Bicycle is CNY25.00 and the Rip Current Adventure is CNY10.00 per person.

Second day: Drum Hill - Mawei Port (Horsetail Port) - Luoxing Pagoda

Drum Hill is an eastern suburb of Fuzhou, about 17 kilometers from the city center. You can bus No. 36, 7, 815, 812, 808, 937, 949, 957 or 960 to get there. Drum Hill's main peak has an altitude of 969 meters and the whole area is 48 square meters. Drum Hill is the location of a Buddhist holy site, the Yong Quan Temple, with a history of more than 1000 years. On the west side of the temple, there is a Thousand Buddha Pagoda of fired clay and on the east side over 180 cliff carvings. A cable car is available at the foot of the Drum Hill to take you to the sightseeing platform on the mountain. A round-trip ticket is CNY50.00 per person. One-way is CNY35.00. The 1000-meter trip takes about 25 minutes each way. The entrance fee for Drum Hill, including Yong Quan Temple, is CNY40.00 per person.

After lunch, you can take the Mawei Special double-decker bus from Hubin Road to Mawai District. Visit Mawai Port and the Luoxing Tower, then go back to Fuzhou by bus. Try visiting Jiang Bin Park and tour the park by rented bicycle. The bike- tour ends in Jinniushan Park, which we suggest you visit at night since the large-scale Conduit Show and the Water-screen Movie are shown at 20:00 daily.