Discover Quanzhou’s historical trade legacy
Print Edition
DURING the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220) a maritime trade route was created to rival the famed Silk Road. Known as the Maritime Silk Road, it started in present day Quanzhou City, Fujian Province and linked China to other parts of Asia, Africa and Europe. Porcelain and silk were exported from China while the vessels returned with their cargo holds full of spices, gems and herbs.
Quanzhou is a fascinating city with profound history, culture and an active economy. It has its own dialect, opera, music and style of architecture. A Buddhist martial arts culture originated from its Shaolin Temple. Anxi County of Quanzhou is home to the famous green tea Tieguanyin.
According to “The Travels of Marco Polo,” the Fujian city is where the Italian adventurer set out on an expedition to escort the Mongol princess to marry her fiance in Ilkhanate, a breakaway state of the Mongol empire in the 13th and 14th centuries that comprised territory in present day Central Asia and the Middle East.
The city is also known as Zayton, an Arabic word meaning olive — a symbol for peace.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
