Quanzhou

From Wikitravel

Quanzhou (泉州) is a coastal city just North of Xiamen in Fujian Province China.

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The city was once the Eastern terminus of the Maritime Silk Road and home to a large international community, mostly Arabs but also including Persians, Indians and others.

Marco Polo sailed home from Quanzhou. He described it as the world's second busiest port, after Alexandria.

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External links

Mystic Quanzhou (http://amoymagic.mts.cn/MysticQuanzhou.htm/)