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World Cultural Heritage Tourist Area - Quanzhou, Fujian

The World Cultural Heritage site "Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China." The heritage site consists of 22 components, including administrative building ruins, religious buildings and statues, cultural memorial sites, kiln and iron smelting sites, and a transportation network of bridges, wharves, and navigation towers. Over three days (5th to 7th), visit 12 of the 22 sites: Shihu Wharf①, Luoyang Bridge②, Anping Bridge③, Laojun Rock Statue④, Kaiyuan Temple⑤, Quanzhou Confucian Temple⑥, Tianhou Temple⑦, Liusheng Pagoda⑧, Qingjing Mosque⑨, the site of the Maritime Trade Bureau, the site of Deji Gate, and Zhenwu Temple.
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