#Quanzhou UNESCO world heritage sites
#South
#Anping Bridge
on
#Anping Bridge road
# The bridge crosses a two-kilometre stretch of sea and is made entirely of stone. A few pavilions and a small temple built along the bridge add to its feeling of timelessness and tranquility.
# The bridge crosses a two-kilometre stretch of sea and is made entirely of stone. A few pavilions and a small temple built along the bridge add to its feeling of timelessness and tranquility.
#Cizao Kiln Site
on
#Cizaozhen
# The system and scale of production seen in these kilns stand as a testament to Quanzhou's remarkable capacity for production and overseas trade.
# The system and scale of production seen in these kilns stand as a testament to Quanzhou's remarkable capacity for production and overseas trade.
#Statue of Mani in Cao'an Temple
on
#Cao'ansi
# The most remarkable relic in Cao'an Temple is the “Buddha of Light”, a sitting stone statue in the main hall, which is actually the prophet Mani, founder of Manichaeism.
# The most remarkable relic in Cao'an Temple is the “Buddha of Light”, a sitting stone statue in the main hall, which is actually the prophet Mani, founder of Manichaeism.
#Wanshou Pagoda
on
#Baogai Mountain
# The pagoda was the landmark for merchant ships arriving at the port of Quanzhou; it also served as a source of spiritual support for the local population by guarding the bay and providing divine protection for traveling merchants.
# The pagoda was the landmark for merchant ships arriving at the port of Quanzhou; it also served as a source of spiritual support for the local population by guarding the bay and providing divine protection for traveling merchants.
#Shihu Dock
at
#Shihu Port Area
# This dock, together with Estuary Docks, demonstrates Quanzhou Port’s water-land transshipment system during the Song and Yuan periods.
# This dock, together with Estuary Docks, demonstrates Quanzhou Port’s water-land transshipment system during the Song and Yuan periods.
#Liusheng Pagoda
in
#Shishi
# Standing atop Jinchai Hill at the northern end of Shihu Peninsula in the middle of Quanzhou Bay, this pagoda is an important historical site at Shihu Port that marked where merchant ships would shift course from the main shipping line in Quanzhou Bay to the inner ports.
# Standing atop Jinchai Hill at the northern end of Shihu Peninsula in the middle of Quanzhou Bay, this pagoda is an important historical site at Shihu Port that marked where merchant ships would shift course from the main shipping line in Quanzhou Bay to the inner ports.
#Centre
#Zhenwu Temple
on
#Shitou Street, Donghai Town
# The temple was an important source of spiritual support for merchants engaged in maritime trade and was the venue chose by Quanzhou officials to make their sacrifices to the sea.
# The temple was an important source of spiritual support for merchants engaged in maritime trade and was the venue chose by Quanzhou officials to make their sacrifices to the sea.
#Shunji Bridge
at
#Li Cheng Qu
# It was the node of land transport between the ancient city of Quanzhou and the south bank of the Jinjiang River, facilitating maritime trade in Quanzhou.
# It was the node of land transport between the ancient city of Quanzhou and the south bank of the Jinjiang River, facilitating maritime trade in Quanzhou.
#Quanzhou Confucian Temple
on
#Fuxue Road
# Quanzhou Confucian Temple is the largest Confucian temple complex in the southeast region of China; The layout is well-proportioned, the building is beautiful, and the shape is unique.
# Quanzhou Confucian Temple is the largest Confucian temple complex in the southeast region of China; The layout is well-proportioned, the building is beautiful, and the shape is unique.
#Islamic Tombs
at
#Quanzhou Lingshan Park, Donghu St
# One of the oldest Islamic sites in China, the cemetery also contains a special burial ground that holds two venerated graves of two Muslim missionaries.
# One of the oldest Islamic sites in China, the cemetery also contains a special burial ground that holds two venerated graves of two Muslim missionaries.
#North
#Luoyang Bridge on #Wan'an Rd
# Being the first stone bay bridge in China, it enjoys the reputation of "one of the four ancient bridges of China".
#Statue of Lao Tzu
on
#Laojun Rock
# After centuries of development, there are still nine statues from the Song (960-1279) and Yuan (1271-1368) dynasties, about 700 ruins of stone carvings and many stone structures dating back to the Yuan and Ming (1644-1911) dynasties.
# After centuries of development, there are still nine statues from the Song (960-1279) and Yuan (1271-1368) dynasties, about 700 ruins of stone carvings and many stone structures dating back to the Yuan and Ming (1644-1911) dynasties.
#Wind-Praying Inscriptions
on
#Jiuri Mountain
# Their purpose was to pray for favorable winds to aid voyages.
# Their purpose was to pray for favorable winds to aid voyages.
#Xiacaopu Iron Smelting Site
in
#Qingyang Village, Anxi
# It includes a smelting site, a group of ancient mining pits across the mine, the site of the ancestral house of the Yu family of iron smelters, a segment of an ancient trail, and the hills that provided fuel wood for smelting.
# It includes a smelting site, a group of ancient mining pits across the mine, the site of the ancestral house of the Yu family of iron smelters, a segment of an ancient trail, and the hills that provided fuel wood for smelting.
#Qudougong Kiln
in
#Xun Dong Lu, Baomei Village
# There are 14 kiln sites of song and Yuan Dynasties in the town, among which the qudougong ancient kiln site is the largest one found in China.
# There are 14 kiln sites of song and Yuan Dynasties in the town, among which the qudougong ancient kiln site is the largest one found in China.
#Weilin-Neiban Kilns
in
Weinei
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