Fuding (福鼎市) is a town in Ningde Prefecture, at the northern end of Fujian.

Understand

In the Taimu Mountains

The region mostly speaks Eastern Min natively. There is a Puxian Min (Hinghwa) speaking community in Fuding.

Get in

The busy harbor of Shacheng 沙埕, the fishing town in Fuding's - and Fujian's - northeastern corner

Fuding City is 150 kilometers from Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province in the north, and 250 kilometers away from Fuzhou City in the south.

By train

• 1 Fuding railway station. Fuding is on the main fast train line from Fuzhou to Shanghai, but not all trains stop there. Wenfu and Yongtaiwen High Speed Railway reaches Fuding from Fuzhou in 1.5 hr, from Wenzhou in 30 min, and from Shanghai in 5 hr.  

By car

The main road No. 104 pass through Fuding City.

By ferry

A ferry service operates across Shacheng Bay, connecting the somewhat isolated town of Shacheng to the Long'an Development Area (the port for Dianxia Town).

See

• 1 Taimu Mountain (太姥山; pinyin: Tàimǔ Shān). Known as the "wonderland on the sea", it sports many high and steep mountains, spectacular rock formations, secluded caves, a foggy climate, and additional rivers and parks. Taimushan Railway Station (太姥山站) serves passengers visiting Taimu Mountain.  
• Qinyu guards the tombs of soldiers in Taiwan
• Malanshan ruins
• Fuding Fenshuiguan
• Ruins of Guoxing Temple
• The twin towers of Sanfu Temple
• Yangli dwellings
• Houmen Mountain Ruins
• Zhang Chaofa's tomb
• Liancheng Castle
• Zhaoming Temple Pagoda
• Nodding Mazu Palace
• Yutang Castle
• Shilan Castle
• Xiyang Old Man Bridge
• Confucian family temple in Xikun