China
UNESCO/© Quanzhou Maritime Silk Road World heritage Nomination CenterQingjing Mosque in Emporium of the World, Song-Yuan China.
In China, Quanzhou’s Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan, thrived during a highly significant period for maritime trade in Asia.
According to UNESCO, the site illustrates the “vibrancy of the city” as a maritime centre of commerce between the 10th and 14th centuries and “its interconnection with the Chinese hinterland”.
Quanzhou’s Emporium encompasses religious buildings, including the 11th century Qingjing Mosque; Islamic tombs; and a wide range of archaeological remains, including buildings, stone docks, ancient bridges, pagodas and inscriptions.
In Arabic and western texts of that period it was known as Zayton.
