claude-andre Says: The museum has four exhibition halls: Quanzhou Overseas Communications, Quanzhou Religious Sculpture, Ancient Chinese Sailboats Models, and Quanzhou Customs and Culture. The Maritime Museum gives an excellent portrayal of the city throughout the ages.
1 Review and 27 Opinions I stayed here with some friends in the 1st week of October 2009, during the National Day holidays....
Red, Blue & White: Cheapest Breakfast Ever
ellyse Says: For breakfast, porridge with a selection of side dishes that you can point-and-pick. Before 1000 every morning they offer all-you-can-eat plain porridge and sweet potato porridge for FREE, so I took full advantage of the offer -- only expenditure was half a salted egg for...
ellyse Says: Bus to Chongwu cost 10 RMB; there's no timing specified on the ticket, but rather a latest time that you must use the ticket by -- mine was 1830 so I assume that's the last departure time. If you have to go via a change of buses at Hui'an, it'll cost you a few more RMB.
claude-andre Says: The shop sells extraordinary finger puppets, ancient and recent. At certain times it offers shows.The figures are extraordinary. Hand made, they make good souvenirs or gifts, but they are quite expensive.
Qingjing Mosque: A part of Quanzhou's cosmo past
Confucius Says: One of my favorite things about Quanzhou is its history as an international port. This allowed different religous beliefs from around the world to find their way into the city and surrounding area. There was a significant Muslim community living in Quanzhou as far back as...
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My beloved hometown - Once upon a time, it was the second largest port on the world... How splendid it has been! Now it's a small city lying on the west coast of Taiwan Straight, though playing a more and more active role...
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Q: Greetings..:) Ballroom Dancing is what I enjoy as distinct from Disco et al. Does Quangzhou have any, some, many places that...

A: Well ther is Ballroom dancing in Ireland if that will help.
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One of my favorite cities in Fujian: Quanzhou

Most tourists think of Xiamen if they think of visiting Fujian province at all. That leaves Quanzhou as one of the forgotten cities of China touring and I would just as soon leave it that way so that...
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Quanzhou was the largest port city in the world back in the 13th Century. It is located in the southeast of the Fujian province. Probably the most famous popular site in Quanzhou is the Kai Yuan Si....
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I've got some interesting experiences in Quanzhou. I'd love to share with you the 3 tips I've written, the 12 photos uploaded, and 1 travelogue I've created.
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QUANZHOU: old harbour of the maritime silk road

About 2 hours by bus from Xiamen, Quanzhou is an interesting historic town. The town is very large, but the historic center is small enough to be walked around: a good museum, many old buddhist or...
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Quanzhou city is situated in Fujian province, there is an airport in Jijnjiang (about 30min from Quanzhou center). Quanzhou is in about 1hour by card from Xiamen city. Population of Quanzhou area is...
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