Three Neighborhoods and Seven Alleys Travel Guide

Formed in the Five Dynasties (907-960), this old residential area in downtown Fuzhou occupies about 400,000 square meters. The ten side streets extend from north to south on either side of the Nanhou Street. They are one of the major landmarks of Fuzhou and called a "Museum of Architecture from the Ming and Qing Dynasties" and "living fossils of urban side streets from ancient China". The three neighborhoods are respectively named Yijinfang, Wenrufang and Guanglufang; and the seven alleys are respecitvely named Yangqiaoxiang, Langguanxiang, Taixiang, Huangxiang, Anminxiang, Gongxiang and Jibixiang. Axtually, Guanglufang, Yanqiaoxiang and Jibixiang have been rebuilt into streets. The narrow lanes are paved with stone slabs. the houses have white walls and tiled roofs. Some of them are decorated with pavilions, terraces, towers, gardens and rockeryies.