Zhangzhou is a coastal city located at the southernmost tip of East China's Fujian province. Zhangzhou borders the cities of Quanzhou and Xiamen to the northeast and faces the southern part of Taiwan. The city is the hometown for many overseas Chinese and many Taiwan residents. It is said that almost 30 percent of the population of Taiwan originally came from Zhangzhou.
The city has received a number of honors, such as National Historical and Cultural City, National Culture Reserve, China's Best Tourist City and Fujian Province's Ecological City. It is also known as China's daffodil capital.
Boasting natural scenery and a rich cultural heritage, Zhangzhou has many tourism resources and unique cultural customs and is a place where people can enjoy the unique flavors of southern Fujian culture. It's also known for its flowers, fruits and hot springs, making the city an excellent winter tourism destination.
Well-known tourism spots in the city include the Nanjing Tulou (Hakka-style round buildings), Yuandong Cave, Sanping Scenic Area, Zhangzhou Coastal Volcano National Geographic Park, Zhaojia Fortress, Dongshan Island, Jiangkou Mangrove Protection Area and Yunshuiyao Ancient Town.

Minnan Normal University, a doctoral degree-awarding, first-class university in Fujian Province, is located at an important node on the Maritime Silk Road, a national historical and cultural city – Zhangzhou. The university can be traced back to Songzhou academy built more than 1300 years ago. It originated from the Junior Normal College Class of Longxi Normal School in 1958, which later became the Normal School of Zhangzhou College and then Zhangzhou Junior Normal College. In 1963, under the auspices of then Premier Zhou Enlai, the State Council approved the establishment of Fujian Second Normal College, which began our undergraduate education history. Since 1977, the university has been relocated for several times and finally settled at the current site. In 1986, it was renamed as Zhangzhou Normal College. The following decades, it made strides ahead with hard work and dedication. In April 2013, the Ministry of Education approved the name change to Minnan Normal University. In 2018, it became a First-Class Discipline Construction University of Fujian Province. In 2020 it became a National First-Class Program Construction University. In 2021, it established its doctoral degree program and added a new campus.