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Putian

China

Watercolour of Putian, China. Centered around Mazu Temple on Meizhou Island, the ancient Mulanbei Reservoir weir, and Guanghua Temple's Shakyamuni Pagoda, with Mazu Temple and Northern Song Dynasty.
AI-generated artistic rendering. Painted from written research on the city's setting, architecture and materials — not from a photograph.
What guided this image
Landmarks
Mazu Temple; Northern Song Dynasty; Guanghua Temple; traditional southern Fujian (Minnan) architectural character; scenic coastal and riverine settings; rich subtropical Minnan flora; Song Dynasty
Viewpoint
Favor the classic viewpoint looking across the landscape toward the signature landmarks of Putian, showing regional foliage and foreground textures, the iconic architectural monuments in the middle-ground, and the distant horizon fading in the background.
Palette
Green should be the predominant color, especially in ancient banyan trees, leafy lychee orchards along the Mulan River, and coastal casuarina pines.
Population1,539,389Wikidata: 3,210,714
Coordinates25.44°N, 119.01°E
Area4,131 km²
Time zoneAsia/ShanghaiUTC+8
Solar noon12:04clock runs 0.1 h ahead of the sun

Through the Earth

Dig straight through the Earth from Putian and you surface nearest to Juan José Castelli, Argentina — 68 km from the exact antipodal point.

Nearest cities in the atlas

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FuzhouCN75 km
JinjiangCN82 km
XiamenCN142 km
LongyanCN204 km
TaichungTW221 km
New Taipei CityTW250 km
TaipeiTW257 km

Twinned cities

Wikidata records no twinned cities for Putian inside this atlas.

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