Three lanes and seven alleys三坊七巷： Lying in the Nanhou Street of downtown Fuzhou, 10 lanes and alleys lining from north to south, covering an area of 40 hectares. Quite a number of these lanes and alleys have maintained since the Tang and Song Dynasties, forming the hub of the historical cultural city of Fuzhou. The houses with white walls and tiles, well-knit lay-out, exquisite decoration, unique technique show the characteristics of the ancient city of Fujian, and is famed in the architecture area as “the museum of the ancient architectures of the Ming and Qing Dynasties”