Splendors of Quanzhou, Past and Present
Springer Verlag, Singapore
978-981-19-8035-0 (ISBN)
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.
Dr. William Brown, at Xiamen University since 1988, is OneMBA academic director and professor of Leadership and Strategy. Fujian’s first foreign PR, he has driven over 200,000 km around China exploring its development, co-written and hosted over 400 TV episodes and consulted with cities on urban and rural development. Honors have included China’s “Friendship Award,” “Honorary Citizen of Fujian” from then-governor Xi Jinping, “Top Ten Educator 1954-2014” and “CCTV’s Moving China 2019” award. He published Chasing the Chinese Dream with Springer in 2021.
Quanzhou at a Glance.- The Story of Zaytun.- Exploring Quanzhou Maritime Museum.- Exploring the Ancient Maritime Silk Road in Today’s Quanzhou.- Quanzhou: Home of Miraculous Chinese Puppets!.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 24.12.2022 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 30 Illustrations, color; 1 Illustrations, black and white; XI, 137 p. 31 illus., 30 illus. in color. |
| Verlagsort | Singapore |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie | |
| Schlagworte | Admiral Zheng He and Sinbad • Belt and Road Initiative • China UNESCO World Heritage • Chinese Marionettes • Chinese White Porcelain • Ibn Battuta in China • Islam in China • Koxinga and Zhengchenggong • Maritime Silk Road • Nestorian Christians in China • open access • Southern Shaolin Kung Fu |
| ISBN-10 | 981-19-8035-7 / 9811980357 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-981-19-8035-0 / 9789811980350 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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