# Xiapu (霞浦)

Fuzhou, Fujian Province · East China, China · Guidebook rating: 4/5
Canonical: https://cnatrip.com/en/places/xiapu
Language: en

## Key facts

- **Time needed:** 1 day
- **Getting there:** From Fuzhou, a high-speed train to Xiapu takes under 1 hour.
- **Good for:** Photography, Nature

## About Xiapu

The Xiapu tidal flats are among the most beautiful in China. This small county has nearly 400 km of coastline, and its tidal scenery changes with the seasons. In late November, at the ferry crossing at the end of Yangjia Stream in Xiapu County, a natural maple forest turns a blaze of red. In the late autumn and early winter, along the forest riverbank lies a reed flat of more than a hundred mu, where snow-white reed flowers and fiery maple leaves intertwine into a scene that is simply irresistible for photographers.

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 1517. Prices, hours and transport details are as printed in the August 2024 edition and may have changed. Always confirm with the venue before you travel.
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