Quanzhou Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
prefecture-level city in Fujian, China
About Quanzhou
About a millenium ago, the city was the main eastern terminus of theMaritime Silk Roadand home to a large (over 100,000 by some estimates) international community, mostly Arabs but also including Persians, Indians and others. At one time, the city had seven mosques; the only one surviving today is the Great Mosque, built in 1009 CE. Quanzhou was one of the main bases for the great Chinese treasure ships that routinely traded inSoutheast AsiaandIndiaand sometimes reached at least as far asPersiaandAden. When Vasco da Gama—sailing theCape Routeto become the first European to reach India by sea—reachedEast Africain 1498, he found Chinese trade goods such as blue & white pottery already in the market. The Chinese ships were far larger, longer range, and more advanced technically than European
Top Attractions in Quanzhou
Explore the best things to see and do in Quanzhou:
- ★Chongfu Temple
- ★Confucian Temple
- ★Fujian-Taiwan Kinship Museum
- ★Guan-Yue Temple
- ★Islamic Culture Exhibition
- ★Kaiyuan Temple
- ★Lantern Festival
- ★Lishan Tombs
Where to Eat in Quanzhou
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Amazon BBQ buffet
- 🍴Bart's Kitchen
- 🍴French-Vietnamese restaurant
- 🍴Lan zhou hand-pulled noodles
- 🍴Little Fat Sheep Hot Pot
- 🍴Mr. Chiu’s Chiu Chau beef brisket noodles
Where to Stay in Quanzhou
- 🏨Baiyun Hotel
- 🏨Carp City Hotel
- 🏨Howard Johnson's
- 🏨Overseas Chinese Hotel
- 🏨Quanzhou Hotel
Quanzhou Travel Guide Sections
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