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Fangzi German and Japanese Buildings (Fangci Town) 坊子德日建筑群Fāngzi Dérì Jiànzhùqún
National heritage site · Weifang, Shandong
- Time needed
- Half a day
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Weifang
- Region
- Shandong
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Fangzi German and Japanese Buildings (Fangci Town)
Fangci Town in Weifang's Fangzi district grew from 1898 as a railway and coal-mining town under German and then Japanese control. It keeps 166 German and Japanese buildings in a core area of 1.97 sq km, together with the 1902 railway station, the former German military headquarters, a locomotive turntable and a coal-mine site, now mixed with art spaces, shops and cafés. It suits anyone who likes industrial and early-20th-century architecture on an easy walking visit.
How to get to Fangzi German and Japanese Buildings (Fangci Town)
In Fangzi district, about 12 km south of Weifang city centre, reached by road; some buildings are still in use or closed for repair and can only be seen from the street.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Jinbao Paradise, Weifang 金宝乐园 (under 10 km), World Kite Park, Anqiu 世界风筝公园 (under 10 km), Bailang Oasis Wetland Park 白浪绿洲湿地公园 (10 km), Weixian Internment Camp Site Museum 潍县西方侨民集中营旧址博物馆 (10 km), Shihu Garden 十笏园 (10 km), Yangjiabu Folk Art Grand View Garden 杨家埠民间艺术大观园 (20 km).
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