Songkou Ancient Town
嵩口镇
A Chinese historic and cultural town on the Dazhang River, where Ming and Qing residences, an old street and an ancient ferry crossing are well preserved. Its slow pace suits a short stay.
Songkou lies on the Dazhang River in western Yongtai County and is one of China's historic and cultural towns. More than a hundred Ming and Qing residences and fortified village houses survive in the town. Hexing Street, an old street with a crane-shaped layout, the ancient ferry crossing, ancestral halls and large camphor trees are distributed along the river. In recent years, a rural revitalization team has brought the town back to life, and it now has guesthouses, cafés and small shops selling local specialties such as green plums and dried plums. Nearby, you can extend your visit to the fortified villages of Yongtai, such as Aijing Village, and to Yuezhou Village. The town is free to enter, and it is best to spend a day or stay overnight. Getting there: it is about 1.5 to 2 hours' drive from Fuzhou, or you can take a bus toward Yongtai and transfer.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Qingyun Mountain (Yongtai)
- Yunding Scenic Area (Yongtai)
- Fangguangyan Cave Temple
- Qishan National Forest Park
- Tanshishan Site Museum
- Shibachongxi Scenic Area
- Jinshan Temple (Fuzhou)
- Wanfu Temple (Mount Huangbo)