Xianyou

Xianyou is a county under the administration of Putian City, located on the central coast of Fujian, where the north and south banks of Meizhou Bay come together. Xianyou County is part of the volcanic rock belt of Fujian's southeast. Both Shufeng and the eastern part of Youyang have the remains of volcanic craters. It is home to the four major scenic areas of Jiuli Lake (“Nine Carp Lake”), Maixieyan (麦斜岩 “Mai Tilted Rock Peak”), Caixiyan (菜溪岩 “Herb Creek Rock”), and Tianma Mountain (天马山 “Heavenly Horse Mountain”), and known as “China's major eco-tourism county.”