Quanzhou

quanzhou

China’s Underwater History

Contributions from individuals with unique perspectives to share. Hear from everyone, from experts and commentators to those whose voices are often marginalized.

VOICES & OPINION

The Maritime Silk Road remains relatively obscure. New technologies for identifying and recovering lost ships could help change that.

Mao Ming

The Many Faiths of Quanzhou

The city has been hailed in China as an example of interfaith tolerance, but that tolerance didn’t spring out of nowhere. It was the product of a commitment to intercultural and international exchange.

How a Forgotten Religion Shaped China

In a small temple in the southeastern city of Quanzhou, half a world away from his birthplace, visitors can find one of the last still-standing representations of the Persian prophet Mani.

The Woman Who Became a Goddess

The rise of Lin Mo — better known as Mazu — mirrors that of her home province, Fujian.