Our hometown Quanzhou was founded in 718, the sixth year of Kaiyuan in
the Tang Dynasty, with other names "Coraltree City", "Carp City" and
Wenling. Located on the lower reaches of the Jin River in the southeast
of Fujian by the sea, it is a time-honored city of civilization and a
famous hometown for numerous overseas Chinese and Taiwan compatriots.
From old Quanzhou Frefecture to today's Quanzhou City, it has always
been a political, economic and cultural centre of the Jin River basin.
The present city administrates Jinjiang, Nanan, Huian, Anxi, Yongchun
and Dehua, covering an area of 10,865 km2, with 5,200,000 populations.
In recent years, Yezu seeking to relatives, Quanzhou tourism, business
investment, the overseas Chinese, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan
compatriots, mid increasing villagers enthusiasm for construction of
native place, the economic and social development in Quanzhou plays an
active role.
（Quanzhou Night Scene Graph）
Quanzhou
is the "Maritime Silk Road" point of origin, is a long history of the
civilized city and well endowed with beautiful scenery and natural
resources, and is distinctive for its ancient and unsophisticated
custom. The historic sites enjoying a long history of reputation include
the East and Weat Pagodas at the Kaiyuan Temple, the He Zuo's Tomb at
the Qingjing Mosque, Stone Old Saint, and ruins of Manichaean church,
Luoyang Bridge and Five-Mile Bridge, among the two hundreds attractions.
The native products such as Tieguanyin Tea, Dehua porcelain and Huian
stone carving have long been sought after for their high quality and
fame. The ancient Southern Music, Gaojia Opera and Liyuan Opera, like
the melodious local dialect flavor of Jin and Tang Dynasties. It is this
witnesses the proud history of Quanzhou!
(Mount Qingyuan Buddha)
(Kaiyuan Temple, Renshou Pagoda）
Quanzhou textile industry, already formed construction, building
materials, food &beverage manufacturing processes, machinery
manufacturing, and five traditional industries, and are trying to
cultivate petrochemical industry, electronic industry, tourism
information three leading industries, etc.
Nightlife in this city is colorful. Local people often enjoy the
delicious food in the night market; fly kites in the squares or boat in
park lakes. Young people usually go to the cafés, bars and clubs,
chattering, singing and dancing; while seniors often go to cinemas or
theaters to see local operas. Office workers choose beauty parlors or
gymnasiums for relaxation.
See more quanzhou info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quanzhou
