Quanzhou

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Buddhist temple UNESCO World Heritage Site city international airport mosque prefecture-level city stone bridge university

Quanzhou is a historic coastal city in southeastern China that flourished as one of the world’s busiest maritime trade hubs, especially during the Song and Yuan dynasties.

Aliases (7)

Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China ×3
Huaqiao University ×2
Kaiyuan Temple ×2
Luoyang Bridge ×2
Qingjing Mosque ×2
Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport ×2
Quanzhou Normal University ×2

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist temple → UNESCO World Heritage Site → city → international airport → mosque → prefecture-level city → stone bridge → university → university →
country	China →
dialect	Quanzhou dialect of Hokkien →
flourishedDuring	Song dynasty → Yuan dynasty →
governingBody	Quanzhou Municipal People’s Government →
hasAirport	Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport →
hasClimate	humid subtropical climate →
hasCounty	Anxi County → Dehua County → Hui’an County → Jinmen County (administered by Taiwan, claimed by Quanzhou) → Yongchun County →
hasCountyLevelCity	Jinjiang → Nan’an → Shishi →
hasDistrict	Fengze District NERFINISHED → Licheng District NERFINISHED →
hasFamousSite	Kaiyuan Temple → Laojun Rock → Luoyang Bridge → Qingjing Mosque →
hasUNESCOSite	Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China →
hasUniversity	Huaqiao University → Quanzhou Normal University →
historicalRole	one of the world’s busiest ports in the medieval period →
historicalStatus	major maritime trade hub →
historicalTradeNetwork	Maritime Silk Road →
isCoastalCity	true →
knownAs	Citong → Zayton →
language	Southern Min →
locatedIn	Fujian Province → Quanzhou → Quanzhou → Quanzhou → Quanzhou → Quanzhou → Quanzhou NERFINISHED → southeastern China →
locatedOn	Taiwan Strait →
majorReligionHistorical	Buddhism → Christianity → Hinduism → Islam → Manichaeism → Taoism →
portType	seaport →
recognizedBy	UNESCO →
river	Jin River NERFINISHED → Luoyang River →
serves	Quanzhou →
timeZone	China Standard Time →
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear	2021 →
UTCOffset	+8 →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Huaqiao University → Kaiyuan Temple → Luoyang Bridge → Qingjing Mosque → Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China →	locatedIn
Quanzhou ("Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China") →	hasUNESCOSite
Hokkien language →	historicalCenter
Fujian →	majorCity
Indian Ocean trade network →	majorPort
Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport →	serves
Ibn Battuta →	visitedCity