摘要
泉州市位于福建省东南沿海,古称刺桐城,是宋元时期“东方第一大港”,被马可·波罗誉为“光明之城”。泉州是联合国教科文组织认定的海上丝绸之路起点。
Quanzhou,a coastal city in Southeast China's Fujian Province,has a history that dates back more than 1,700 years.Quanzhou has been identified by UNESCO as the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road,ancient China's maritime channel for trade,communications and cultural exchanges with other countries.