On July 25,2021, Quanzhou became a UNESCO World Heritage Site at a meeting of the World Heritage Committee. This brings China's World Heritage Sites to 56.Quanzhou is in the southeast of Fujian Province. Its economic development goes back to the Zhou and Qin dynasties. As one of the ...
Key sites in Quanzhou includeKaiyuan Temple-the biggest ancient Buddhist temple in Fujian province-Luoyang Bridge,Qingjing Mosque-one of the oldest mosques in China-and the archaeological site of the Maritime Trade Office, established in 1087 as a national-level key institution guiding trade. Qingji...
The World Heritage Committee inscribed Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China (China) on UNESCO's World Heritage List during its 44th session held online and chaired from Fuzhou (China) on July 25. 随着第44届世界遗产大会主持人敲下槌子,大会审议通过“泉州:宋元中国的世界海洋商贸中心...
East China's port of Quanzhou was described by the Italian explorer Marco Polo as a "very great and noble city". UNESCO accepted "Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China" as a cultural item on its World Heritage List in 2022. The inscribed item features 22 historical sites ...
There are a total of 1,223 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the world (as of 2024: 952 Cultural, 231 Natural, and 40 Mixed) in 168 countries. Here are the top 20 countries having the most UNESCO World Heritage sites. What is a UNESCO World Heritage Site? A UNESCO World Heritage Site ...
1.Four sites in China, India, Iran and Spain have been inscribed on the World Heritage List, announced the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Sunday. Those sites include "Quanzhou: Empori...
Photo shows part of the Sites of the Dehua Kilns, which are outstanding examples of porcelain kiln sites in Quanzhou during the Song-Yuan period. (Photo/Liao Fukui) Photo shows the Xiacaopu Iron Production Site in Qingyang village of Anxi county, Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian province. ...
FUZHOU, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Historical sites in east China's port city of Quanzhou won UNESCO World Cultural Heritage status on Sunday, bringing the total number of the country's UNESCO World Heritage sites to 56. UNESCO accepted "Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China" as a...
The massive Statue of Lao Tze, the founder of Chinese Taoism, is located in the southern foothills of Mount Qingyuan in Quanzhou, Fujian, China. /CFP Next It is the second time that Quanzhou has sought World Heritage status, while the previous proposal for "Historic Monuments and ...
It is the second time the city has applied for the prestigious title. In 2018, China's nomination "Historic Monuments and Sites of Ancient Quanzhou (Zayton)" was referred back for a second chance when the committee met in Bahrain in 2018. ...