English composition introduces Quanzhou characteristics.

Quanzhou, formerly known as Erythrina, as the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road in the Middle Ages, once occupied an important historical position in the exchange of eastern and western civilizations. Quanzhou's maritime traffic originated in the Southern Dynasties and developed in the Tang Dynasty. During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the maritime trade activities of Erythrina Port were unprecedentedly prosperous, and it was praised as "the largest port in the East" by Kelpolo. At that time, Quanzhou had become the economic and cultural center of the world. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, due to the closed door policy of the central government, officials and businessmen gradually weakened, while private commercial trade rose rapidly. A large number of immigrants flowed overseas, so Quanzhou became a famous hometown of overseas Chinese.

Quanzhou is known as the "starting point of the Maritime Silk Road", which occupies an important historical position in the cultural exchanges between the East and the West. The maritime traffic in Quanzhou originated in the Southern Dynasties and developed in the Tang Dynasty. By the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the maritime trade activities of Erythrina Port were unprecedentedly prosperous, and it was praised as "the first port in the East" by Kyle Poirot. At that time, Quanzhou had become a worldwide economic and cultural center. By the Ming and Qing Dynasties, due to the closed-door policy of the central government, the government gradually weakened and non-governmental trade developed rapidly. A large number of immigrants emigrated overseas, and Quanzhou became a famous hometown of overseas Chinese.