Quanzhouwasfoundedin718,thesixthyearofKaiyuanintheTangDynasty,withothernames"CoraltreeCity","CarpCity"andWenling.LocatedonthelowerreachesoftheJinRiverinthesoutheastofFujianbythesea,itisatime-honouredcityofcivilizationandafamoushometownfornumerousoverseasChineseandTaiwancompatriots.

　　FromoldQuanzhouFrefecturetotoday'sQuanzhouCity,ithasalwaysbeenapolitical,economicandculturalcentreoftheJinRiverbasin.ThepresentcityadministratesJinjiang,Nanan,Huian,Anxi,YongchunandDehua,coveringanareaof10,865km2,with5,200,000population.

　　Quanzhouwasabusycityforoceantransportationandforeigntradesinanicenttimes.AsearlyastheNeolithicAge,manbegantosettlehere,andlaterdevelopmentsenabledittobecomeaprosperousopenportcityintheTangandfiveDynasties.

　　TheSongandYuandynastiessawtheold"CoraltreePort"becomeoneoftheWorld'smajorportandthestartingpointofthe"SilkRoadontheSea",markingthegoldenageofoceantransportationandforeigntrades,tiehitsdealingwithaboutahuandrednations.

　　Quanzhouiswellendowedwithbeautifulsceneryandnaturalresources,andisdistinctiveforitsancientandunsophisticattedcustom.ThehistoricsitesenjoyingalonghistoryofreputationincludetheEastandWeatPagodasattheKaiyuanTemple,theHeZuo'sTombattheQingjingMosque,StoneOldSaint,ruinsofManichaeanchurch,LuoyangBridgeandFive-MileBridge,amongthetwohuandredattracttions.ThenativeproductssuchasTieguanyinTea,DehuaporcelainandHuianstonecarvinghavelongbeensoughtafterfortheirhighqualityandfame.TheancientSouthernMusic,GaojiaOperaandLiyuanOpera,likethemelodiouslocaldialectflavourofJinandTangDynasties.