Heping Ancient Town
和平古镇
A castle-style thousand-year-old town with nearly 200 Ming and Qing mansions, the Heping Academy, and the Juikui Pagoda. It is a China National Historic and Cultural Town and a 4A-rated scenic area.
Heping Ancient Town lies in Heping Town in the south of Shaowu City. Its origins date back to the Tang dynasty, and it is one of the best-preserved castle-style ancient villages and towns in Fujian. Along a bluestone-paved old street about half a kilometer long and dozens of cobblestone lanes stand nearly 200 Ming and Qing mansions, the Huang and Liao ancestral halls, the old market street, and the Qiaolou watchtower gate. The Heping Academy is said to have been founded during the Five Dynasties period and to have produced more than a hundred jinshi, successful candidates in the imperial examinations. Outside town stands the Song-dynasty Juikui Pagoda. Walking the streets is free. A combined ticket to the old mansions costs tens of yuan. The site is open from 8:00 to 17:00. It is about 35 kilometers from the city center, and the Heping exit on the Fuyin Expressway leads directly to it.
Opening hours
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (historic house)