Chongwu

Chongwu 崇武镇
Town
Chongwu walled city
Chongwu Location in Fujian
Coordinates: 24°53′00″N 118°56′00″E / 24.88333°N 118.93333°ECoordinates: 24°53′00″N 118°56′00″E / 24.88333°N 118.93333°E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Fujian
Prefecture-level city	Quanzhou
County	Hui'an
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)

Chongwu Town (Chinese: 崇武镇) is a township-level division of Hui'an County, Quanzhou Prefecture-level city, Fujian Province, China.^[1]

Chongwu Town is in the southeastern part of Hui'an County, on a peninsula jutting into Taiwan Strait. The town's historical center, the Old Chongwu Fortress (Chinese: 崇武古城, Chongwu Gu Cheng) is a walled city dating to the late 14th century (Hongwu Emperor's reign; the conventional date is 1384).^[2] The traditional Hui'an County vernacular architecture, making heavy use of the local granite, is largely preserved within the walled city. A large sculpture park is located on the narrow strip south of the fortress, between the city wall and the beach.

A significant amount of hospitality establishment, from luxury to budget hotels, are located outside the walled city.

Chongwu's eastern peninsula, extending east of central Chongwu into Taiwan Strait, contains a number of fishing and farming villages. Toward the east, the peninsula is split in two by the scenic Ben Ji An Bay (畚箕垵澳). A Neolithic archeological site, Dazuoshan (大岞山新石器时代遗址), is found on the "north fork" of the peninsula.

See also

• List of township-level divisions of Fujian

References

1. "福建省" (in Chinese). xzqh.org. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
2. Walled City of Chongwu (崇武古城). Adapted from Magic Fujian© 2007 by Dr. Bill Brown