Soundscape　perception　could　affect　visiting　experience　in　different　types　of　urban　open　spaces.　The　aim　of　this　study　was　to　verify　whether　these　effects　exist　in　historical　districts　as　well.　This　was　based　on　a　questionnaire　survey　of　298　visitors　in　the　“Three　Lanes　and　Seven　Alleys”　historical　block　in　Fuzhou,　China.　The　results　indicated　that,　different　soundscape　perception　and　visiting　experience　indicators　could　be　affected　by　certain　different　sound　sources.　Specifically,　natural　sounds　showed　more　positive　effects　on　calm　and　harmonious　soundscape　perception.　Natural　sounds　and　music　related　sounds　showed　the　most　prominent　positive　effects　on　satisfaction　degree　of　different　landscape　types,　while　construction　sound　and　traffic　sound　showed　the　most　adverse　effects.　Construction　sound　also　showed　the　most　negative　effects　on　historical　sense,　while　distinctive　impression　was　much　related　to　water　sound　and　handcraft　making　sound.　Noisy　impression　showed　the　most　relationships　with　perception　of　certain　human　sounds　and　music　related　sounds,　while　interesting　impression　was　significantly　related　to　historical　sounds　and　natural　sounds.　In　general,　positive　soundscape　perception　could　contribute　to　the　satisfaction　degree　of　visiting　experience.　The　SEM　results　indicated　that　soundscape　pleasantness　and　eventfulness　showed　more　positive　effects　on　historical　and　modern　landscape,　respectively,　and　both　of　them　showed　positive　effects　on　commercial　landscape.　Modern　landscape　and　commercial　landscape　showed　direct　and　indirect　positive　effects　on　historical　landscape,　respectively.　The　research　results　provided　theoretical　references　for　soundscape　and　landscape　design　of　historical　blocks　in　renovation　process.　©　2019　Elsevier　Ltd