The ancient Chinese port city of Quanzhou – once the starting point for the trading route known as the Maritime Silk Road – has been added to Unesco’s World Heritage List.
Quanzhou, described by the UN body as the “emporium of the world” in the Song and Yuan dynasties – from the 10th to 14th centuries AD – brings China’s World Heritage Sites to 56, one fewer than top-ranked Italy.
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