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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Quanzhou Confucian Temple on Fuxue Road
As a place for Confucians to offer sacrifice and the city’s highest institute of education, the Confucius Temple served as a symbol of Quanzhou’s “high society”.

Islamic Tombs in 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.

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.

Wind-Praying Inscriptions on Jiuri Mountain
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 provide 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.

Weilin-Neiban Kilns in Weinei
See above.