Unesco description
The serial site of Quanzhou illustrates the city’s vibrancy as a maritime emporium during the Song and Yuan periods (10th – 14th centuries AD) and its interconnection with the Chinese hinterland. Quanzhou thrived during a highly significant period for maritime trade in Asia. The site encompasses religious buildings, including the 11th century AD Qingjing Mosque, one of the earliest Islamic edifices in China, Islamic tombs, and a wide range of archaeological remains: administrative buildings, stone docks that were important for commerce and defence, sites of ceramic and iron production, elements of the city’s transportation network, ancient bridges, pagodas, and inscriptions. Known as Zayton in Arabic and western texts of the 10th to 14th centuries AD.

Partial sites

• The Old City
• Site of Shunji Bridge
• Zhenwu Temple and Estuary Docks
• Shihu Dock
• Liusheng Pagoda
• Wanshou Pagoda
• Anping Bridge
• Statue of Mani in Cao’an Temple
• Luoyang Bridge
• Islamic Tombs
• Statue of Lao Tze
• Jiuri Mountain Wind-Praying Inscriptions
• Sites of Cizao Kilns (Jinjiaoyishan Kilns)
• Sites of Dehua Kilns (Weilin-Neiban Kilns)
• Sites of Dehua Kilns (Qudougong Kiln)
• Xiacaopu Iron Production Site of Qingyang Village in Anxi