Fuzhou, capital of East China's Fujian province, welcomed its first downtown duty-free store on Dec 18. [Photo by Yang Jie/for chinadaily.com.cn]

To showcase local culture, the store also includes dedicated sections for Fujian's intangible cultural heritage handicrafts, offering a unique cultural tourism experience with Fujian and neighboring Taiwan characteristics.

Tourists visiting Fuzhou from foreign countries and Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan can benefit from a refund upon purchase policy on taxed goods, with tax refund rates ranging from 8 to 11 percent.