Fujian Quanzhou’s application for World Heritage was successful. What are the representative monuments and sites included in Quanzhou’s application for World Heritage this time?

Just now, at the 44th World Heritage Conference held in Fuzhou, "Quanzhou: China's World Marine Trade Center in the Song and Yuan Dynasties" passed review and became China's 56th World Heritage.

The 22 representative monuments and sites in Quanzhou’s application for World Heritage this time include: Jiuri Mountain Qifeng Stone Carvings, Shibosi Site, Dejimen Site, Tianhou Palace, Zhenwu Temple, Nanwai Zongzhengsi Site, Quanzhou Prefecture Confucian Temple, Kaiyuan Temple, Laojun Rock Statue, Qingjing Temple, Islamic Holy Tomb, Maniguang Buddha Statue in Cao'an, Cizao Kiln Site, Dehua Kiln Site, Anxi Qingyang Xiacaopu Iron Smelting Site, Luoyang Bridge, Anping Bridge, Shunji Bridge ruins, Jiangkou Pier, Shihu Pier, Liusheng Pagoda and Wanshou Pagoda.

On July 16, the 44th World Heritage Conference opened in Fuzhou. The project "Quanzhou: China's World Marine Trade Center in the Song and Yuan Dynasties" was submitted to this conference for review. After the opening ceremony, the conference was held online. This was the first time in the history of UNESCO that World Heritage issues were reviewed online.

As early as June 4, the World Heritage Center website updated the organization’s evaluation results of this year’s 45 submitted projects. The "Quanzhou: World Ocean Trade Center of Song and Yuan China" declared by our country was evaluated by ICOMOS as meeting the standard (iv) and "recommended for inclusion without reservation (I)".

Cosmopolitan and unique Quanzhou:

According to historical records, Quanzhou was called "Citong" in ancient times. It was built in the Tang Dynasty. After that, through the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, the city continued to expand and expand. Renovations and expansions. There are rich historical relics buried in the city and its affiliated areas, including city defense facilities, street offices, temples, etc.

Secondly, Quanzhou is not only a famous historical and cultural city in China. During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Quanzhou was also known as the world-famous "No. 1 Port in the East" and the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road in China.

From the 10th to the 14th centuries, that is, during the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Quanzhou flourished in the prosperous international maritime trade. It had trade with more than 100 countries and regions, and multi-cultural exchanges gathered and harmonious society was born. It has become a port city where business travelers from all over the world gather and where diverse cultures blend.

Today, the relevant relics left in Quanzhou include ports, shipwrecks, shipping companies, porcelain kilns, porcelain and other relics related to ocean trade, as well as cultural relics left by foreign exchanges and exchanges. Representatives include Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism, Nestorianism and other religious facilities. They reflect that Quanzhou once brought together and integrated different ethnic groups, cultures and religions.

As revealed today, Quanzhou’s 22 historic sites and their related environments collectively constitute the representative site of Quanzhou’s world maritime trade center during the Song and Yuan Dynasties in China, and have become the most unique cultural heritage of mankind. .

For the above content, please refer to the Beijing Daily Client - Quanzhou’s application as a World Heritage Site was successful, and China added another World Heritage Site! A quick look at 22 representative monuments