Quanzhou
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- "Zaytun" redirects here. For the South Korean military division in Iraq, see Zaytun Division.
- The characters 泉州 are also used for "Senshū," an alternate name for the former Japanese province of Izumi.
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| Coordinates | 24°54′49"N,118°34'59"E |
| Administration Type | Prefecture-level city |
| Area | 11,015 km² (excluding Quemoy) |
| Population | 7.52 million (excluding Quemoy) |
| GDP | Unknown |
| Major Nationalities | Han |
| County-level divisions | 12 (11 in practice, less Quemoy) |
| Township-level divisions | Unknown |
| Area Code | 595 |
| Postal Code | 362000 |
Quanzhou (Chinese: 泉州; pinyin: Quánzhōu) is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It borders all other prefecture-level cities in Fujian but two (Ningde and Nanping) and faces the Taiwan Strait. In older English works, its name may appear as Chinchew or Chinchu. In medieval Western accounts it is known as Zaytun or Zaitun, from the Arabic transcription (زيتون).
The People's Republic of China claims Jinmen County — more widely known as Quemoy — as part of Quanzhou, but the territory is currently under the jurisdiction of Taiwan.
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[edit] History
Quanzhou is built in 718.
In Song Dynasty and Yuan Dynasty, Quanzhou was one of the world's largest harbour. It's been called the starting point of silk road on sea.
[edit] Dialect
Min Nan(閩南語)
[edit] Governance
The prefecture-level city of Quanzhou administers 4 districts, 3 county-level cities and 5 counties.
- Licheng District (鯉城區)
- Fengze District (丰澤區)
- Luojiang District (洛江區)
- Quangang District (泉港區)
- Shishi City (石獅市)
- Jinjiang City (晉江市)
- Nan'an City (南安市)
- Hui'an County (惠安縣)
- Anxi County (安溪縣)
- Yongchun County (永春縣)
- Dehua County (德化縣)
- Jinmen County (金門縣) - disputed
[edit] Culture
Quanzhou is one of the twenty-four famous historic cultural cities firstly approved by Chinese Government.
- Liyuan Opera（梨園戯)
- Puppet Show (傀儡戲）
- Gaojia Opera （高甲戯）
- Dacheng Opera （打城戯）
[edit] Famous Product
- Dehua porcelain(德化瓷器）
- Huian Stoneware（惠安石刻）
- Anxi Tieguanyin（安溪鐵觀音）
[edit] Colleges and universities
- Huaqiao University (national)
- Quanzhou Normal College (public)
- Quanzhou Medical College (public)
- Yang-en University (private)
[edit] References
- Brown, Bill (2004). Mystic Quanzhou: City of Light. Xiamen, China: Xiamen University Press.
[edit] External links
- Government website of Quanzhou (in Simplified Chinese)
- Government website of Quanzhou (in English)
- Introduction to Quanzhou (archive link, was dead)
- English Guide to Fujian China
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