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Eastern China

Eastern China Travel Guide

With thousands of miles of coastline, the provinces of Zhejiang and Fujian are considered the rounded belly section of China's east coast. Indeed, their shores know where the East China Sea ends and the South China Sea begins, and vice-versa. Zhejiang Province's primary ports of call are the cities of Ningbo and Hangzhou, both of which are within two hours of Shanghai by bus. Hangzhou is also famous as the southernmost city of the Grand Canal. Directly south of Zhejiang is the lush and mountainous province of Fujian. Famed for its proximity with the Taiwan Straight, the wealthy coastal cities of Fujian are convenient to each other, but the province's mountainous interior make them a long train trip away from the rest of the region.

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