抚州市

Why this place

This Fuzhou is in Jiangxi, not Fujian, and it is where the reformer Wang Anshi and the playwright Tang Xianzu came from — Tang wrote The Peony Pavilion, the greatest of the Ming dramas. His tomb and memorial are here.

What to see

• The Tang Xianzu memorial and tomb, and the opera culture around it
• The Wang Anshi memorial and the Song-era academy sites
• Nancheng's old town and the Mingshui hills

What to eat

• Jiangxi country cooking with river fish and pickles
• Nancheng hemp cakes and the local rice wine

Best time

April–May and October–November