Ancient Architecture

崇武古城：

The Ancient Wall of Chongwu:

It is a coastal defense wall of stone fairly well preserved and has been a key cultural relic put under national safe-guard.

崇武古城：

The Ancient Wall of Chongwu:

←洛阳桥

It is the first beam bridge of stone across the sea in China. The bridge is called “the No.1 Bridge in China”, which is now a key relic in national safe-keeping.

Anping Bridge 安平桥: 

It is a word famous long bridge of stone over sea reputed as “There is no bridge so long as this in the world”. It is a key cultural relic in the national safe-keeping.

Dongguan Bridge 东关桥         

It lies over Humei Brook, Dongmei village, Dongping Township, Yongchun County. It is a beam bridge of wood covered up with stones and a long gallery as shelter which is very rare in South Fujian. It is now a provincial safe-guarded reli

Dongguan Bridge 东关桥 :        

Sister- in-lows’ Tower 姑嫂塔       

 It was built of stone, hollow in the center, octagonal ,pavilion styled, five storied in profile but four in reality. It has been not only used as a navigation sign in history but as an observation tower where the local people   looked forward to the coming of their relatives from abroad. It is now a relic put under provincial safe-guard.

Qudougong Ancient Kiln

屈斗宫古窑址       

They are valuable for the studies of the ceramic manufacturing scale in the Song and Yuan dynasties, the firing technology, the development of porcelain kilns and the porcelain exportation.

Museum of Overseas Communications History：

海外交通史博物馆：     

The Museum is composed of “The Exhibition Hall for the Ancient Shipwreck Excavated from Quanzhou Bay” established inside the Kaiyuan Temple and the other three exhibition halls inside the Museum for Overseas Communications History situated in Donghu Street—“The Exhibition Hall for Religious Stone Carvings in Quanzhou”, The Exhibition Hall of Quanzhou and Ancient Overseas Communications” and “The Exhibition Hall for Ancient Ship Models”.

Museum for Overseas Chinese History

华侨历史博物馆      

Now “The Exhibition Hall of Traveling Abroad” has been completed. This museum will become a center in the study of the oversea Chinese history in Quanzhou.

Quanzhou Museum for Ancient Architecture

泉州古代建筑博物馆     

Approved by the Provincial Tourist Bureau, the “Quanzhou Tourist Shopping Center, Fujian Province” has already been established in Houcheng Tourist Culture Street.

Quanzhou Museum for operas

泉州戏曲博物馆      

It was established in Quanzhou Culture and Art Center displaying the historical evolution, the list of plays performed, performing art ,music voice and the stage crafts of various species of dramas with “Quanzhou Voices”