Quanzhou lies in the southeast of Fujian Province and on the north bank of the Jin River. It has an area of 10,865 square kilometers and a population of 5.99 million.
The land surface of Quanzhou descends from northwest to southeast. The north-western part are mountains, and the south-eastern part are hills. Quanzhou has more than 30 harbors because of its long coastline. It has a subtropical monsoon climate with an annual average temperature of 20.6C, and has 360 frost-free days. Annual rainfall averages 1,253 millimeters.

Mineral deposits include granite, coal, and kaolin.

Machinery, chemical, textile, food processing are the main industries of Quanzhou. Quanzhou is noted for the construction ceramics produced in Cilu and the small articles for daily use produced in Shishi. Quanzhou's agricultural economy is flourishing. The chief farm products are rice, soya beans, fruit, tea, jute, timber, bamboo, and aquatic products.

The main transportation facilities of Quanzhou are road. Shipping routes link Quanzhou with Hong Kong and other ports throughout China.

Quanzhou is a historical and cultural city. There are many scenic spots and historical relics in Quanzhou, such as the Qingyuanshan scenic area, the Kaiyuan Temple, the Luoyang Bridge, the Qingjing Temple, the Anping Bridge, the Chengtian Temple, and the Lingshan Mausoleum. The special locally-made products include ceramics, porcelain sculptures, embroidery, bamboo products, longan, lychee, and tea.

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Airport

Quanzhou Jingjiang Airport is located 12 kilometres south of Quanzhou's city centre. It operates flights to eleven cities including Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou. A charted flight to Hong Kong is also available. Booking office in Quanzhou (0595-2166111) is in the lobby of the Xiamen Airlines Quanzhou Hotel on Fengze jie. The taxi journey to the city from the airport will take less than half an hour and cost about RMB40.

Railway station　

The Long-distance Bus station is located on the corner of Quanxiu jie and Wenling lu. Coach services are convenient and frequent. Destinations include Xiamen (1hr; RMB28); Zhangzhou (1.5hrs; RMB30); Fuzhou (3hrs; RMB70); Shenzhen (10hrs, RMB208) and Guangzhou (10hrs, RMB300).

Bus station

Fuzhou has high level highways and express ways linked to it by a net of highways in China. The city can be reached by bus from cities like Guangzhou, Wenzhou and Shenzhen outside of the province, and numerous within province bus routes are available too. It is very convenient to travel from Fuzhou to Xiamen, Quanzhou and other cities in Fujian.

city transport

More than 20 public bus lines are in service now, connecting most of the tourist sights. Taxis are very affordable with a rate of RMB8/3kilometres. There are also many motorbikes and pedicabs available for hire. The most useful buses are:No.16 to the Quanzhou Jingjiang Airport.No.19 to the Muslim Tomb.No.26 to the Kaiyuan Temple.

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