Zhejiang Fujian Meeting Hall
The Zhejiang and Fujian Meeting Hall (Chinese: 浙闽会馆; pinyin: Zhèmǐn Huìguǎn) is a historical Qing- Dynasty building in the City of Jinan, Shandong Province, China. It served as a meeting hall for traders form Zhejiang and Fujian living in Jinan and is the last remaining structure of its kind in the city. It illustrates the importance of Jinan as a trading center in the second half of the 19th century.
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