Layers of memory

Culture & history

Long before the Special Economic Zone, these shores linked villages, navigation, diasporas and exchanges with Macao.

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Where to feel that history

Pair one museum with an old village or historic street.

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Tangjia Old Town

Homes, lanes and the memory of a community tied to education, commerce and the wider world.

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Beishan

Ancestral halls, adapted courtyards, cafés and small cultural spaces near Nanping.

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Doumen Old Street

Ming–Qing-era commercial architecture and a more rural perspective on the region.

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Living heritage

The March 2025 official catalogue records 69 intangible heritage practices, four at national level.