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People's Republic of China, the province of
Fujian, the municipality of
Quanzhou, the
National Tourism Administration of the People's Republic of China, the Fujian
Provincial Tourism Bureau and the Quanzhou Tourism Bureau.
Quanzhou (泉州) 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- honoured 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 population.
Quanzhou was a busy city for ocean transportation and foreign trades in anicent times. As early as the
Neolithic Age, man began to settle here, and later developments enabled it to become a prosperous open port city in the
Tang and five Dynasties.
The Song and Yuan dynasties saw the old "Coraltree
Port" become one of the
World's major port and the starting
point of the "
Silk Road on the Sea", marking the golden age of ocean transportation and foreign trades, tieh its dealing with about a huandred nations.
Quanzhou is well endowed with beautiful scenery and natural resources, and is distinctive for its ancient and unsophisticatted 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, ruins of
Manichaean church,
Luoyang Bridge and Five-Mile Bridge, among the two huandred attracttions. The native products such as Tieguanyin Tea,
Dehua porcelain and Huian stonecarving 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 flavour of Jin and Tang Dynasties.
The prefecture-level city of Quanzhou administers four districts, three county-level cities and five counties.
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Licheng District (鲤城区)
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Fengze District (丰泽区)
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Luojiang District (洛江区)
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Quangang District (泉港区)
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Shishi City (石狮市)
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Jinjiang City (
晋江市)
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Nan'an City (南安市)
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Hui'an County (惠安县)
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Anxi County (安溪县)
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Yongchun County (永春县)
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Dehua County (德化县)
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Jinmen County (
金门县)
泉州是福建省下辖的一个地级市。又称鲤城(市区地图似鲤鱼)、刺桐城(古时据说遍布刺桐树)、温陵,地处福建东南部,与台湾隔海相望,古海上丝绸之路的起点,是国务院第一批公布的24个历史文化名城之一,古代有海滨邹鲁的美誉。
全市土地面积11015平方公里。总人口774万人(不含金门县),汉族占人口总数的98.2%,少数民族占1.8%。少数民族有48个,以回族、畲族、苗族和蒙古族居多。泉州风俗民情古朴精深,别具一格。儒、释、道等多种宗教并盛,互为融合。
泉州是国务院第一批公布的24个历史文化名城之一,素有海滨邹鲁的美誉。这里历史文化积淀丰厚,名胜古迹星罗棋布,文物瑰宝举世瞩目。拥有国家级文物保护单位14处,省级40处。泉州是古代东方第一大港。海上丝绸之路的起点,自古以来各种宗教兼容并存,东西文化交汇荟集,特别是佛教、道教、摩尼教等一度十分盛行。诸多宗教遗迹构成一道独特的人文景现,颇具历史和艺术价值。特产有德化瓷器、惠安石雕、木偶头、老范志万应神曲、料丝花灯、清源茶饼、安溪乌龙茶、永春老醋、永春纸织画。
90年代以来,泉州工业迅猛发展,产值跃居全省第一,形成一批在全国有影响力的产业集群:晋江鞋业、晋江陶瓷、晋江服装、石狮服装、安溪茶叶、德化陶瓷、南安水暖、惠安石雕、泉港石化。地方区域品牌和企业品牌相映生辉,泉州市的中国驰名商标和中国名牌数量均居福建省第一,全国前列。
- published: 05 Jul 2011
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