Where exactly does the ferry depart from in Mawei, Fuzhou, China that goes to Matsu, Taiwan?
Several sources including Wikivoyage, Seat 61, and Lonely Planet tell me that there's s short, quick ferry from China to the Taiwanese island of Matsu.
Apparently this ferry leaves from a part of, or neighbouring town of, Fuzhou in Fujian province called "Mawei" (马尾).
But none of these sources tell me the address of the ferry terminal and I can't seem to pinpoint it using either Google Maps or OpenStreetMap.
On the maps the whole area along the coast is lined with boats and the only spot marked as being a port is a bit inland.
I've missed ferries in other countries by arriving a bit late before so I'd like to be sure of the exact spot I need to get to in advance.
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2nd addition:
Latest update from China:
No.73 bus can take people from fuzhou to the terminal for the ferry, but only those listed with these four chinese characters
- ????
= liang ma kuai xian
= fast bus for the ferry from Mawei to Matsu,?
could enter the terminal. so he could only take No.73 buses with those chinese characters
1st addition:
You are probably there by now, but:
My friend in China rang the phone number that jpatokai provided. She says:
I called the passenger terminal
one ferry one day
9:15am starts, from Mawei to Matsu
8:30am customs clearing
8:45am customs clearing closed
Huzzah! ( :-) )
From here
aka: http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_6da21d820100trmz.html
Caption says: Mawei Port Minjiang - departure to Matsu Island
Ovals on map are my interpretation of available data. YMMV :-)
She notes that there is useful comment on Matsu here (no mention of Mawei) here:
Also inb 'clear' in case the link worketh not for you: http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_5e1ed3b40102dui1.html
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Tips for those who want to go to Matsu Islands (Nangan) for a few days to continue to Taiwan or return to China afterward.
It is currently (11/2019) possible to travel to Nangan from Fuzhou Mawei. There is (usually!) one boat per day that leaves at 9:15 am, you have to be at the terminal ferry before 8:30 am to complete the formalities. Finding the new terminal is not easy. It is located in Caoban, about fifteen km north of Mawei. Luckily, the bus 201 that runs in Mawei, for 5 yuans and in 1 hour goes to the terminal, the terminal ferry. A number to call the day before (6 pm) to be sure of the boat's departure the next day: 0591 83956114 I missed the boat at 15 minutes and the next day no boat because of the weather... So I went to Xiamen to go to Kinmen!
Answer 3
I thought I found it but didn't have time to post about it, and then didn't have internet for a couple of days. But now I see it's different to the one jpatokal found!
Walking route from the one jpatokal found to the one I found on Google Maps. That's over a one-hour walk.
Mine is called "?????????" (Fuzhou Old Town Ferry).
Hopefully the one I found is now defunct and jpatokal found the correct one. If anybody can verify this theory or resolve the duality in any other way, please go for it!
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