With a history of 1,300 years, Quanzhou is a coastal city in Fujian Province, east China, and a global maritime trade center in ancient times | Xinhua Culture&Travel

#Quanzhou, located in the southeast of #Fujian province, is a famous historical and cultural city and the starting point of the ancient Maritime #SilkRoad. With profound cultural accumulation and a long history, its economic development began as early as the Zhou Dynasty (c.11th century-256 BC). Renowned cultural relics include the oldest existing mosque in China, the thousand-year-old Kaiyuan Temple and the oldest existing cross-sea girder bridge in China, Luoyang Bridge. #VisitingChinaonline |

"I think one of the biggest things I will take away from the experience is to find peace and joy in simple things." Driven by a childhood fascination with Shaolin culture, five young Germans have traveled to the Quanzhou Shaolin Temple in east China to learn #KungFu. | China Xinhua News