It now governs Licheng District, Fengze District, Luojiang District, Quangang District, Jinjiang City, shishi city, Nan 'an City, Hui 'an County, Yongchun County, Anxi County, Dehua County, kinmen county (to be determined) and Quanzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone, with an area of 1 15 square kilometers and a population of 7.68 million.
Quanzhou is rich in tourism resources and profound in cultural heritage, and natural and human landscapes complement each other.
"A famous historical and cultural city, the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road, the grand view of world religions and the famous hometown of overseas Chinese in China" is a concentrated summary of Quanzhou's tourism image.
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Quanzhou is one of the first 24 historical and cultural cities in the State Council. Quanzhou has a history of 1000 years since Jing Yun established Quanzhou in the Tang Dynasty. There are many cultural relics in this city, which are everywhere.
It has been listed in 20 national cultural relics protection units, 48 provincial units and more than 600 municipal units.
The towering East-West Stone Pagoda, the majestic ancient bridge in Luoyang, the amazing historical site of Zheng Chenggong and the well-preserved ancient kiln site of Qudou Palace all shine with the brilliance of Quanzhou's history and culture.
The starting point of the Maritime Silk Road.
As the starting point of the ancient Maritime Silk Road in China, as early as the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Tong Tong Port, once the "largest port in the East" in Quanzhou, traded with more than 100 countries and regions in the world, showing a prosperous scene of "businessmen from all countries rising at home".
The intersection and integration of eastern and western cultures has produced brilliant achievements in civilization.
Jinjiang Chendai, Huian Baiqi, Fengze Yunlu, Yongchun Dapu and other villages are still inhabited by more than 30,000 descendants of ancient immigrants.
Different styles of the Holy Tomb of Lingshan, Jing Qing Temple, Manichaeism Site in Cao An, Cliff Stone Carvings in Jiuri Mountain, the majestic Tianhou Palace and the Six Sacred Pagoda all record the historical treasures of friendly exchanges with Southeast Asian countries.
A grand view of world religions.
Quanzhou, known as the World Religious Museum, has preserved rich religious relics such as Christianity, Hinduism, ancient Christianity, Judaism and Manichaeism since the Middle Ages. Zhu once praised Quanzhou as "the land of ancient Buddhism". Buddhist temples, such as Kaiyuan Temple, Chongfu Temple and Chengtian Temple, are the three jungles in southern Fujian, while Taoism has a statue of the first old gentleman in the world. At the same time, there are a lot of incense in both urban and rural areas of Quanzhou.
The harmonious coexistence of various religions in Quanzhou reflects the diversity of Quanzhou culture.
China is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese.
Quanzhou is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese and the main ancestral home of Han compatriots in Taiwan Province Province.
There are 6.8 million overseas Chinese in Quanzhou, 700,000 compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan and 9 million overseas Chinese. They are in a foreign land, they are attached to their homeland, they are enthusiastic about mulberry public welfare, and they fully support the construction of two civilizations in their hometown. Overseas villagers are not only an important force in Quanzhou's social and economic development, but also an important source of tourists for the sustainable development of tourism.
Quanzhou is known as "the beauty of mountains and rivers is the highest in the southeast", with spring-like seasons and picturesque scenery.
"It rains when there are flowers at four o'clock, and it thunders when there is no snow in a winter.
It is listed as 1 national key scenic spot, 4 national 4A tourist attractions, 2 national geological parks and 1 national forest park.
The beautiful Dai Yun, Jiuxian Mountain, Qingyuan Mountain and Zixiao Mountain are mountainous and fascinating.
Dehua Daixian Waterfall, Yongchun Niumulin Primitive Forest, Anxi Tea Grand View Garden and other natural ecosystems are unique.
The beach is also very attractive. Huian Chongwu, Shishi Yongning, Jinjiang Jinjing, Yakou Beach, with continuous sand dikes and windy weather, are good places for leisure holidays and beach bathing days.
Luoyang River, West Lake, Shan Mei Artificial Lake, Longmentan Reservoir and other rivers and lakes, beautiful scenery, pines and cypresses, pleasing to the eye, lingering.
Colorful folk customs are a beautiful landscape of Quanzhou tourism.
Quanzhou is full of rich local culture. Up to now, there are Nanyin, Liyuan Opera, Puppet Opera and Gaojia Opera, which are not only the precious heritage of China traditional opera art, but also the local accent that overseas folks feel kind to.
The breast-beating dance is rough and humorous, and it is full of fun.
South Shaolin Wushu originated in Quanzhou, and now it has spread all over Taiwan Province Province, Southeast Asia and Japan.
In addition, Quanzhou's folk crafts and local specialties are also unique.
Dehua porcelain has exquisite craftsmanship and has been exported to all countries in the world since the Song Dynasty. Known as "the pearl of international porcelain altar".
Quanzhou's stone carving skills are superb, and the themes are diverse. The sculptor in Hui 'an is the most important, and it is known as the "hometown of stone carving".
Puppet head carving, color binding, bamboo weaving, paper carving, paper weaving and other handicrafts are also famous at home and abroad.
Anxi Tieguanyin tea is the best of oolong tea, which has long been listed as a famous tea as a tribute and sold well at home and abroad.
Quanzhou Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government attach great importance to the development of tourism. The 11th Five-Year Plan regards tourism as one of the three leading industries in the national economic development of our city, and implements the preferential policies and measures of "* * * leading, social participation, market operation and diversified investment * * * supporting the sunrise" to support and cultivate it.
The city * * * successively issued "Several Opinions of Quanzhou People on Further Developing Tourism" to support the development of travel agencies and tourist fleets and give policy support.
At present, there are 82 star-rated hotels in Quanzhou, including five-star hotels 1, four-star hotels 17, and 50 three-star hotels, with rooms 1 10,000 and beds of more than 20,000. There are 89 travel agencies, including 5 international travel agencies and 84 domestic travel agencies.
It has a team of nearly 50,000 tourism professionals trained by universities, vocational colleges and correspondence courses.
With sustained economic development, social stability and remarkable achievements in spiritual civilization construction, it has been successively rated as "National Cultural Model City", "China Excellent Tourist City", "National Sanitary City", "National Civilized City", "China Best Charming City" and "International Garden City".
Quanzhou, with its beautiful scenery, splendid cultural relics, brilliant historical figures, colorful opera art, well-known legends and colorful folk customs, has a rich cultural atmosphere and unique local tourism resources.
Quanzhou is a good place for sightseeing, vacation and leisure, and also a good paradise for investment, development and construction.