Quanzhou
"Zaytun" redirects here. For the South Korean military division in Iraq, see Zaytun Division.The characters 泉州 are also used for "Senshū," an alternate name for the former Japanese province of Izumi.
Quanzhou () is a
prefecture-level city in southeastern
Fujian province,
People's Republic of China. It borders all other prefecture-level cities in Fujian but two (
Ningde and
Nanping) and faces the
Taiwan Strait. In older
English works, its name may appear as
Chinchew or
Chinchu. In ancient times, it was known as
Zaytun or
Zaitun (زيتون), the
Arabic word for "
olive."
The People's Republic of China claims Jinmen County " more widely known as
Quemoy " as part of Quanzhou, but the territory is currently under the jurisdiction of
Taiwan.
The
prefecture-level city of Quanzhou administers 4
districts, 3
county-level cities and 5
counties.
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Licheng District (鲤城区)
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Fengze District (丰泽区)
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Luojiang District (洛江区)
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Quangang District (泉港区)
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Shishi City (石狮市)
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Jinjiang City (晋江市)
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Nan'an City (南安市)
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Hui'an County (惠安县)
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Anxi County (安溪县)
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Yongchun County (永春县)
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Dehua County (德化县)
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Jinmen County (金门县) - disputed
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Huaqiao University (national)
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Quanzhou Normal College (public)
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Yang-en University (private)
*Brown, Bill (2004).
Mystic Quanzhou: City of Light. Xiamen, China: Xiamen University Press.
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Government website of Quanzhou (in Simplified Chinese)
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Government website of Quanzhou (in English)
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Introduction to Quanzhou (
archive link, was
dead)
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English Guide to Fujian China
