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dc.contributor.authorBrown, William N.
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-20T16:54:21Z
dc.date.available2023-01-20T16:54:21Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.identifierONIX_20230120_9789811980367_35
dc.identifier.urihttps://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/60826
dc.description.abstractThis open access book explores the past and present of Quanzhou (Zayton) and the rich diversity and tolerance that kindled Quanzhou’s innovativeness and helped it prosper both commercially and culturally—values that are today being embraced by China’s global trade partners. Quanzhou (Zayton), Marco Polo’s port of departure and Columbus’ goal in China, was not only the start of the Maritime Silk Road and the Middle Age’s greatest port but also centuries ahead of its time in its tolerance and diversity. The fabled “City of Light” had 7 mosques for its 40,000 Muslims, some of whom served in government, as well as 3 Franciscan cathedrals funded in part by the emperor, Jewish synagogues, and centers for Nestorian Christians, Hindus, Taoists, Manicheans, Jains, etc. As Franciscan Bishop Andrew of Perugia wrote in 1322, “Tis a fact that in this vast empire, there are people of every nation under heaven, and every sect, and all and sundry are allowed to live freely according to their creed.” In 2021, UNESCO designated “Quanzhou, Emporium of the World,” as a world heritage site, and the city is now the hub of the Belt and Road Initiative, the 21st Century Silk Road, which was inspired by ancient Quanzhou.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHF Asian historyen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociologyen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology::JHBL Sociology: work and labouren_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSB Literary studies: general::DSBH Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000en_US
dc.subject.otherMaritime Silk Road
dc.subject.otherAdmiral Zheng He and Sinbad
dc.subject.otherChinese White Porcelain
dc.subject.otherChinese Marionettes
dc.subject.otherKoxinga and Zhengchenggong
dc.subject.otherSouthern Shaolin Kung Fu
dc.subject.otherBelt and Road Initiative
dc.subject.otherIslam in China
dc.subject.otherIbn Battuta in China
dc.subject.otherNestorian Christians in China
dc.subject.otherChina UNESCO World Heritage
dc.titleSplendors of Quanzhou, Past and Present
dc.typebook
oapen.identifier.doi10.1007/978-981-19-8036-7
oapen.relation.isPublishedBy6c6992af-b843-4f46-859c-f6e9998e40d5
oapen.relation.isFundedBy98ea8506-1349-41b0-b185-e97313c4948d
oapen.relation.isbn9789811980367
oapen.imprintSpringer Nature Singapore
oapen.pages137
oapen.place.publicationSingapore
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