Ruins of the old Consulate Area in Cangshan

After the first Opium War, the Sino British Treaty of Nanjing was signed in 1842, and Fuzhou was designated as one of the five trading ports. With the increase of Sino foreign exchanges, countries began to set up consulates in Fuzhou. In the area of less than one square kilometer in Cangshan District of Fuzhou, 17 countries have set up consulates successively: Britain, the United States, France, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Russia, Japan, Austria, Hungary, Belgium, Italy and Mexico.

Ruins of the old Consulate Area in Cangshan

The site of Cangshan old consulate area is a historic site located in Lequn Road, Cangshan District.

Introduction to scenic spots

It is located in Lequn Road, Cangshan District. After the first Opium War, the Sino British Treaty of Nanjing was signed in 1842, and Fuzhou was designated as one of the five trading ports. With the increase of Sino foreign exchanges, countries began to set up consulates in Fuzhou. In the area of less than one square kilometer in Cangshan District of Fuzhou, 17 countries have set up consulates successively: Britain, the United States, France, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Russia, Japan, Austria, Hungary, Belgium, Italy and Mexico.

Special activities

Aqiao Nanzong temple is an important place for the concentrated activities of Ningma sect believers in Kanbula and Duojia of Jianzha county and Gewa of Guide county. Every year, there is a meeting on the third, fourth, ninth and December of the lunar calendar. Among them, the scale of the ritual on April 13th is relatively large, and there is a large number of people watching

Address: Cangshan District, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province

Longitude: 119.273658

Latitude: 26.046667