During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Quanzhou gathered businessmen and travelers from all over the world. The diversity of the community also gave this ancient city its unique charm and characteristics. Different groups of people brought their own cultures, religions and customs, which led to the construction of Qingjing Temple, one of the oldest existing Islamic temples in Quanzhou, as well as the only preserved stone statue of the leader of Manichaeism in the world.
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—Nanwai Zongzhengsi Site—
It was during the Jianyan period of the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1130)
An organization that manages the Nanwai royal family who moved to Quanzhou.
—Kaiyuan Temple—
It was the largest in Quanzhou during the Song and Yuan Dynasties.
The most prominent Buddhist monastery with official status
—Qingjingji Temple—
Witnessed the history of Persia, Arabia and other places during the Song and Yuan Dynasties
Muslim traders and their ethnic groups
The history of traveling across the ocean to do business in Quanzhou
It is one of the oldest existing Islamic temples in China
—Cao’an Mani Light Buddha Statue—
Witnessed the history of Manichaeism coming to Quanzhou to spread culture during the Song and Yuan Dynasties
It is the only preserved stone statue of the leader of Manichaeism in the world.
—Islam’s Holy Tomb—
The tomb of two Islamic saints who came to Quanzhou in the seventh century?
It is one of the earliest historical evidences that Islam was introduced into China.