泉州英文介绍

————郭沫若《咏泉州》

刺桐花谢刺桐城，法界桑莲接大瀛。

石塔双擎天浩浩，香炉独剩铁铮铮。

亚非自古多兄弟，唐宋以来有会盟。

收复台澎今又届，乘风破浪待群英。QuanzhouIntroduction

QuanzhouislocatedinthesoutheastoffujiananditisafamousoverseasChinesehometown,inrecentyearstheeconomicdevelopmentquickly,therearemanydoforeigntradecompanysandmanymanufacturers,especiallysportsshoesisveryfamous,suchasAnta,Specialstep.Quanzhoushoesexportaccountsforhalfofthefujianshoes.Atthesametimeitpleasantsceneryandpeoplehereareallkind-heartedtourismisagoodplace.It’scityfloweriserythrina(刺桐花).

泉州位于福建东南部，是著名的侨乡，近年来经济的快速发展，有很多做外贸公司和许多厂商，特别是运动鞋是非常有名的，如安踏，特步。泉州鞋类出口占福建鞋的一半。同时，风景宜人，民风淳朴，是旅游观光的好地方。

TheBuddhism佛教TheDaoism道教TheChristianity基督教TheIslam伊斯兰教Quanzhou

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ThehistoricalsitesofZhengChenggongarescatteredinhishometownNan’an.TheyaretheMemorialTempleofYanpingJunwang,ZhengChenggongMuseumandtheForestofStelesandtheCemeteryofZhengChonggongatShuitouTownofNan’an.郑成功史迹分布在民族英雄郑成功的家乡南安，包括位于石井镇的延平故郡王祠、郑成功纪念馆--碑林和水头镇的郑成功陵园。仙公山

Mt.Xiangongshan

Mt.Xiangongshanalsocalled“Mt.shuangjishan”islocatedatMajiaTownship,LuojiangDistrict,namedafterthepracticeofofferingsacrificesto“TheNineCelestialBeingswiththeSurnameHe”.

Itwasoncereputedas“ItismatchlessinBamin(Fujian);theNineCelestialBeingsAppearonTopof

Penglai”.ItisaprovincialscenicspotandoneofthetenbestscenicspotsinQuanzhou.原名“双髻山”，位于洛江区马甲镇，由南北朝时（480—502年）祀“何氏九仙”而得名。有“八闽名胜无双境，绝顶蓬莱显九仙”之美誉，为省级风景名胜区和首届泉州市十佳风景名胜区。岱仙瀑布

DaixianWaterfall

TheDaixianWaterfallislocatedatShuikouTownship,Dehuacounty,arareecologicaltouristspotcomposedchieflyoftheDaixianwaterfallreputedasthe“No.1WaterfallintheEastChina”,themildYouloujiWaterfallandthebeautyofmountainsandrivers.位于德化县水口镇，主要由号称“华东第一瀑”的岱仙瀑布、温文尔雅的油漏祭瀑布及一路的山光水色组成，是一处不可多得的生态旅游景区。黄金海岸

TheGoldenSeashore

AtpresentthemainitemsandfacilitiesoftheHolidayVillageare:theGold

SandAmusementpark,theSubmarineWorld,theDolphinarium,theBuddhistEmpirebetweentheHeavenandtheSea,theBuddhisattvatreadingthewater,theYachtClub,thePostandTelecommunicationGuestHouse,theMarineHotel,theEducationTrainingCenter,etc.

目前度假村主要项目及设施有：金沙游乐园、海底世界、海豚表演馆、海天佛国、踏浪观音、游艇俱乐部、练马场、海滨浴场、露天夜总会、购物街、黄金海岸大酒店、邮电宾馆、海洋宾馆、教育培训中心等较具规模与特色的游乐项目和服务设施。深沪湾ShenhuBay

Shenhu

Bayliesonthesouth-eastcoastofJinjiang，withthesoftbeachextendingafewmileslikeasilvernecklaceinlayedbetweentheblueskyandthegreensea.Thegoldenbeachliesopen

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andwide,infrontwhichthereisaboundlessexpanseofbluewater.Asthetiderisesandthewatercreepsuptothebeach,youwillheartheunceasingmurmuringofthewaterthatisclearandwarm.Itisanidealplaceforleisure,treadingwaterbeachandaquaticactivities.位于晋江东南海滨。沙滩清一色的细纯沙粒，如银屑布地，质细坡缓，沙软潮平。滩前碧波万顷。滩面金黄开阔，涛声柔和，海水洁净，水温适中，是沙滩休闲、踏浪嬉水和开展各种海上沙滩活动的理想场所。西湖公园TheWestLakePark

TheWestLakeParkislocatedinthenorth-westofthecityproperatthesouthernfootofQingyuanHill.Itwascalledthe“North-westOcean”whichwascomposedofthreefamousbridges,threesectionsofwaterandfoursmallisles,coveringanareaof100hectareofwhichthebodyofwateroccupies82.28hectare,thesquareandroadstake1.72hectare,greenspace16hectarewithmorethan200speciesoftrees.位于市区西北部清源山南麓，俗称“西北洋”。由三座名桥、三片水域和四座岛组成，面积达100公顷，其中水域面积82.28公顷，广场道路面积1.72公顷，绿化面积16公顷，种植树种达200多种。天后宫TheTianhouTemple

QuanzhouTianhouTemplebegantobebuiltinthe2ndyearofQingyuanintheSongdynasty(1196A.D.).OftheMatzutemplessurvivaltodayitisthemostsplendidinarchitecture.泉州天后宫始建于宋庆元二年（1196年），是现存妈祖庙中建筑规格最高、规模最大、年代最早的一座.洛阳桥

TheLuoyangBridge

TheLuoyangBridgeliesupontheestuaryoftheLuoyangRiverbetweenHui’ancountyandLuoyangdistrict,alsocalled“Wan’anBridge”,builtinthereignofHuangyouintheSongdynasty(1053A.D.)sponsoredbytheprefectureheadCaiXiang.IttooksixyearstobuildthebridgeafamousgirdlestonebridgeinancientChina.

洛江分界处的洛阳江入海口，又名“万安桥”。北宋皇佑5年（1053年）由郡守蔡襄主持建造，历六年竣工，为我国古代著名的梁式石桥.牛姆林ＴheNiumulinForest

TheNiumulinForestwasnamedafteritsshapelookinglike“apregnantcowconceivingtreasures”.Itisaprovincialnaturalreserveossessinguniquemountainlandscapes.

因“势若牛姆，孕崽怀宝”而得名，是集山区特有的自然景观、森林景观之大成的省级自然保护区。崇武古城TheAncientWallofChongwu

TheAncientWallofChongwuliesonthesouth-eastcoastof

Hui’ancountyonthewestbankofTaiwanStrait.Thewallwasbuiltinthe20thyearofHongwuintheMingdynasty(1387A.D.)

崇武古城位于惠安县东南海滨，濒临台湾海峡，系明洪武二十年（1387年）江夏侯周德兴经略海防时为抵御倭寇所建。开元寺

TheKaiyuanTemple

TheKaiyuanTempleisanationalkeysafekeepingculturalrelicandanational4Agradetouristspotinthefirstbatchpublishedbythecentralgovernment.ItliesontheWestStreet,begantobebuiltinthe2ndyearofChuigonginthereignofEmpressWuzetianoftheTangdynasty(686A.D.),originallynamed“TheLotusTemple”.TheTwinPagodasaregemsofancientChinesestonearchitectureandhasbecomethelandmarkofthehistoriccityQuanzhou.

开元寺系全国重点文物保护单位，全国首批4A级旅游景点。地处市区西街，始建于唐武则天垂拱二年（686年），原名“莲花寺”,系历史文化名城泉州的标志。蔡氏古民居

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AncientHouseGroupofCaiClan

TheancienthousegroupofCaiclan,akeynationalsafekeepingculturalrelicslieatZhangliVillage,Guanqiao,Nan’an.ThehousegroupwasbuiltmainlybyCaiQichangandhissonCaiZizhenfromthereignofEmperorTongzhiintheQingdynasty(1862A.D.)tothe3rdyearofXuantong(1911A.D.).

蔡氏古民居位于南安官桥漳里村，国家级重点文物保护单位。主要由蔡启昌及其子蔡资深于清同治年间（1862年）至宣统三年（1911年）兴建。府文庙

TheConfuciusTemple

TheConfuciusTempleliesinsidePangongonZhongshanStreet,LichengDistrict.ItbegantobebuiltinthebeginningofTaipingxingguooftheNorthsongdynasty(976A.D.),thelargestConfuciusTemplesurvivalinSouthChina.府文庙位于中山路泮宫内。始建于北宋太平兴国初年(976年)，为我国江南现存规模最大的孔庙。安平桥AnpingBridgeAnpingBridge,anothername“TheFive-liBridge”stretchingoverthebaybetweenAnhaiTownof

JinjiangandShuitouTownofNan’anwasfirstbuiltintheeighthyearof

ShaoxingintheSongdynasty(1138A.D.).Ittook13yearstobuildit.Itisabridgeofgraniteincludingthepiersandgirders,oncethelongestbridgeinancientChinaadmiredas“Therearenolongerbridgesthanthisundertheheaven”.安平桥又称“五里桥”，横跨晋江安海镇与南安水头镇之间的海湾。始建于宋绍兴八年（公元1138年），经13年建成。为花岗石砌成的石礅石梁桥，是我国古代首屈一指的长桥，素有“天下无桥长此桥”的美誉。东湖公园

TheEastLakePark

TheEastLakeParkislocatedatthesiteof“TheFragrantLotusontheEastLake”,oneoftheoldEightViewsofQuanzhou.

古泉州八大胜景“东湖荷香”遗址。涂门街

TumenStreet

TumenStreetmeans“ClayStreet”.ItgotthenamefromafolkstorythatitwasonceaplacetostoreandconveystonesandclayforbuildingTwinPagodas.

TumenStreetdemonstratesagoodcombinationofbothtraditionalarchitecturalstyleofSouthFujianandthemodernarchitecture.传说曾为建造泉州东西塔储存、输送土石方而又名“土门街”。入选全国第一批“购物放心一条街”。QingshuiCliff清水岩

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