If you identified the location of the
photos I shared last week as Zhangzhou (漳州), the southernmost prefecture-level city in Fujian province (
map), treat yourself to a bowl of Zhangzhou-style duck noodle soup or whatever other Zhangzhou treat you desire. If you didn't, I still recommend trying the soup.
The coastal city borders the far better known (at least in China) city of Xiamen. By
high-speed rail it is about 8 hours south of Shanghai and 3.5 hours northeast of Shenzhen, which borders Hong Kong. When I passed through Zhangzhou over a year ago on a long-distance bus, this portion of the high-speed rail line was sadly not yet open.
Similar to what I did earlier this year with
Yangjiang's Jiangcheng District in Guangdong province, I will share a set of street scenes from a central urban area in Zhangzhou's Xiangcheng District (芗城区) north of the Jiulong River. Like the Yangjiang post, the photos were all taken within an approximately 10 km
2 (4 sq mi) area, and I walked to all of the locations. Although they certainly are not representative of Zhangzhou as a whole, which covers an area of 12,888 km
2 (4,976 sq mi), they offer a brief "everyday" look at a central area in Zhangzhou and provide a bit of context for upcoming posts. And if they raise a few questions, all the better.
![Xinhua East Road (新华东路) in Zhangzhou](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cWf5tawIbHg/VJl5q-k6XCI/AAAAAAAAREY/m9zSrzMWXKM/s640/zhangzhou-xinhua-east-rd.jpg) |
Xinhua East Road (新华东路) |
![Xinhua East Road and Xinhua North Road (新华东路新华北路) in Zhangzhou](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-XmMQ9hEd2w4/VJl5rdxOxHI/AAAAAAAARHE/wlC4GksI6CI/s640/zhangzhou-xinhuabei-xinhuadong.jpg) |
Xinhua East Road and Xinhua North Road (新华东路新华北路) |
![Daxi Lane (打锡巷) in Zhangzhou](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-PIscFvGSnog/VJl5lC6j8II/AAAAAAAARGU/_F9PR0gGRuU/s640/zhangzhou-daxi-lane.jpg) |
Daxi Lane (打锡巷) |
![Alley off Xinpu Road (新浦路) in Zhangzhou](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-qyw4e-5z7M0/VJl5hWrn3nI/AAAAAAAARC8/1cpq-Vy-9rw/s640/zhangzhou-alley-off-xinpu-rd.jpg) |
Alley off Xinpu Road (新浦路) |
![Xiamen Road (厦门路) in Zhangzhou](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-nBiOIxQzdCA/VJl5qizt99I/AAAAAAAAREM/0nZiV8Gc-UE/s640/zhangzhou-xiamen-rd.jpg) |
Xiamen Road (厦门路) |
![Jiulong Avenue (九龙大道) in Zhangzhou](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-PqEHg8xfQsY/VJl5mPmzLlI/AAAAAAAARDs/mpOZ_Nh4JR8/s640/zhangzhou-jiulong-ave.jpg) |
Jiulong Avenue (九龙大道) |
![Jiangbin Road (江滨路) in Zhangzhou](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-W0clEfg85ig/VJl5lhgd8HI/AAAAAAAARGE/eBa5j0TuX2M/s640/zhangzhou-jiangbin-rd.jpg) |
Jiangbin Road (江滨路) |
![Intersection of Xinhua West Road and Zhongfa Road (新华西路钟法路) in Zhangzhou](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4S1RsVn5nzs/VJl5rF6cCbI/AAAAAAAARGc/qwXHrrWViJU/s640/zhangzhou-xinhua-west-zhongfa-rds.jpg) |
Xinhua West Road and Zhongfa Road (新华西路钟法路) |
![Yan'an North Road (延安北路) in Zhangzhou](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-mQXvMJhZVu8/VJl5sUim3oI/AAAAAAAARGk/fzUuazAkdaw/s640/zhangzhou-yanan-n-rd.jpg) |
Yan'an North Road (延安北路) |
![Datong Road (大同路) in Zhangzhou](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-VlzRLlRav9o/VJl5k96zksI/AAAAAAAARGs/VtOF4Wg-_9U/s640/zhangzhou-datong-rd.jpg) |
Datong Road (大同路) |
![Datong Road (大同路) in Zhangzhou](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-L-6tPe1OoyU/VJl5kzjDUyI/AAAAAAAARDo/QoEP2VSd7sw/s640/zhangzhou-datong-rd-2.jpg) |
Datong Road (大同路) |
![Tengfei Road (腾飞) in Zhangzhou](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iTyV9egsNu4/VJl5qW1gLMI/AAAAAAAARE4/rAdcmk6w3dY/s640/zhangzhou-tengfei-rd.jpg) |
Tengfei Road (腾飞路) |
![Alley in Jinhu Village (金湖村) in Zhangzhou](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-reAfL8Im_0U/VJl5l5kMunI/AAAAAAAARDg/QK-6Z_o2kAM/s640/zhangzhou-jinhu-village-alley.jpg) |
Alley in Jinhu Village (金湖村) |
![Shengli West Road (胜利路) in Zhangzhou](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-PLOpF6nwAcg/VJl5shoGIMI/AAAAAAAARG0/Mllow8ta7eA/s640/zhangzhou-zhongfa-rd.jpg) |
Shengli West Road (胜利西路) |
![Zhongfa Road (钟法路) in Zhangzhou](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-YCWTNGkSy5Y/VJl5pVL79zI/AAAAAAAARFE/V02bKRxmrBA/s640/zhangzhou-shengli-w-rd.jpg) |
Zhongfa Road (钟法路) |
![Renshi Road (人师路) in Zhangzhou](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-9wdLbdTyghw/VJl5piH5PXI/AAAAAAAARG8/D2Bmyfczf3M/s640/zhangzhou-renshi-rd.jpg) |
Renshi Road (人师路) |
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