The winding waterway where the Min River breaks through the Zhejiang-Fujian hills to strike the East China Sea — rugged terrain that birthed the unofficial private maritime trade and pirate legends of the Ming-Qing era.

Min River Estuary Fujian

The vast wetland estuary of the Min River, dense green reed beds and muddy banks where egrets fly, a quiet wooden fishing boat drifting where the river meets the sea