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City of Quanzhou included on UNESCO World Heritage List By Wang Kaihao and Hu Meidong | China Daily | Updated: 2021-07-26 06:47 Share Skyline of historical neighborhood of Quanzhou [Photo by Chen Yingjie for chinadaily.com.cn] Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China was inscribed onto the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday during the ongoing 44th Session of the World Heritage Committee, which is hosted in Fuzhou, Fujian province.
The new entry includes 22 sites and monuments across Quanzhou, which jointly reflect a prosperous picture of maritime trade from the 10th to 14th centuries.
The Song (960-1279) and Yuan (1271-1368) dynasties witnessed a peak in ancient Chinese maritime trade, and Quanzhou, then known overseas as Zayton, grew into one of the busiest seaports in the world.
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