Putian--Home of Mazu, Lichees, Woodworkers, S. Shaolin Kung Fu..

[font=Verdana][size=5][color=Purple][size=6][color=Red]Putian 莆田[/color][/size], Minnan's northernmost city, was settled in 568 A.D., and lies only 72 miles from Taizhong, Taiwan.  Putian is not only rich in history and traditions, but also a very modern city. Putian??s long coastline has the potential for 150 10,000??ton deep water berths, roughly half of the deep water berths planned for the entire country! It also has a rich natural and cultural heritage, including the beauty of nine carp falls, and the traditions of Southern Shaolin Kung Fu.
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#Q!Q1K6y8ER Putian is known as ?¡ã[size=6][color=Red]Lichee City[/color][/size]?¡À because of the delectable fruit that has given Chinese Emperors more headaches than the apple gave Adam (who was certainly not Chinese; had Adam been Chinese, he'd have sold the apple and eaten the snake).
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[color=Red][size=6]Lychee Lovers[/size][/color] The famous modern poet, Guo Muoruo, wrote, ?¡ãNo place in Putian is without lychee trees.?¡À Grown mainly along the lower reaches of the Mulan River, Putian has over 20 varieties. Putian folk love lychees so much that they even stir-fry the fruit! Of course, the ultimate lychee lover was the imperial concubine whose demands led the emperor to set up a pony express from South China to the capital so she could get her favorite fruit fresh, daily! Which just proves that even Emperors were henpecked!
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[color=Red][size=6]Putian's Lord of Lychee Trees.[/size][/color]  Over the past 1,000 years, this ancient tree, which was called ?¡ãSong Jiaxiang (宋家乡), meaning ?¡ãSong Dynasty Hometown,?¡À has witnessed Putian??s development into one of China??s major fruit producers.
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tks for sharing these pics are be of chinese characteristic senary very good:victory:

Reply #2 lyeeny123's post

:lol haha~

:loveliness: I didn't know it has such a long history.it's full of culture:victory:

Every place all have their especial history & culture.I study in Putian University for four years and now work here nearlly one year,i like it thought its not my hometown.:) 1MBXs,|`H y
If anyone want to come here and i still stay here,can contact me to appreciate the wonderful of Puitan.:handshake