The travel guide，whose main content is an overview ofthe urban landscape，appeared popular in modem China．Its major audience are the ordinary tourists．It not only provides a wealth of historical information，but also constructs an image of the city through selecting，highlighting and arranging some urban landscapes．In modem Fuzhou，the city guide grew out of the local chronicles，but its focus had turned away from creating the‘'refined pleasure"for the literati and officialdom．It put more emphasis on the target audience of ordinary people，and tried to redefine the local‘‘Representative”landscapes，thereby reshaping the image of Fuzhou．Trough modem publishing mechanism it became an effective tool for the modem elite who ignited the political movement and enlightenment in the masses．