Maritime Museum
The Quanzhou Maritime Museum in the Fengze District of Quanzhou, Fujian, is the only museum in China specialising in overseas relations. Established in 1959, through its comprehensive and valuable display of historical relics relating to overseas transportation, the museum reflects the development history of the major Eastern port of the Middle Ages—Citong or Zaytun.Photo: Siyuwj, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: 8:30 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Quanzhou, China
- Also known as: “Quanzhou Foreign Martime Museseum, Fujian, China”, “Quanzhou Maritime Museum”, “Quanzhou Overseas Relations Museum”, and “海外交通博物馆”
- Address: 425
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lingshan Islamic Cemetery and Qingjing Mosque.
Lingshan Islamic Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Vmenkov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lingshan Islamic Cemetery is located in the city of Quanzhou within the Fujian province of China. One of the oldest Islamic sites in China, the cemetery also contains a special burial ground that holds two venerated graves of two Muslim missionaries. Lingshan Islamic Cemetery is situated 1 km southeast of Maritime Museum.
Qingjing Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Zhangzhugang, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Qingjing Mosque, also known as the Ashab Mosque or Shengyousi Mosque, is a mosque located on Tumen Street, in the city of Quanzhou, Fujian, China. Qingjing Mosque is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Qingjing Mosque is situated 2 km west of Maritime Museum.
Kaiyuan Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Tyg728, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kaiyuan Temple is a Buddhist temple located in West Street, Quanzhou, China, and is considered as the largest Buddhist temple in Fujian province with an area of 78,000 square metres. Kaiyuan Temple is situated 2½ km west of Maritime Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beifeng and Wan’an.
Beifeng
Suburb
Beifeng Subdistrict is a township-level division of the Fengze district situated in Quanzhou, Fujian, China. Beifeng is situated 4 km northwest of Maritime Museum.
Wan’an
Suburb
Wan'an Subdistrict is a subdistrict in Luojiang District, Quanzhou, Fujian, China. As of 2018, it has 8 residential communities under its administration. Wan’an is situated 7 km northeast of Maritime Museum.
Donghai
Town
Donghai Subdistrict is a subdistrict in Fengze District, Quanzhou, China. As of 2023, it administers the following eighteen residential communities:… Donghai is situated 9 km southeast of Maritime Museum.
Maritime Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Quanzhou, South Fujian, Fujian, East China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
24.91295° or 24° 54′ 47″ northLongitude
118.60694° or 118° 36′ 25″ eastOpen location code
7PPWWJ74+5QOpenStreetMap ID
way 294951078OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q17163836
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Maritime Museum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “泉州海外交通史博物馆”
- Chinese: “福建省泉州海外交通史博物馆”
- Indonesian: “Museum Maritim Quanzhou”
- Japanese: “泉州海外交通史博物館”
- Japanese: “福建省泉州海外交通史博物館”
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