Legendary Port of the Maritime Silk Routes

Qiang Wang (PhD candidate, City University of Macau) is currently Associate Professor of Liming University/Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai and formerly Research Associate in the English Department, University of California, Irvine (2013-2014).

List of Figures ¿ Acknowledgments ¿ List of Abbreviations ¿ Dr. Doudou Diene: Foreword: Zayton/Quanzhou¿Ground Zero of the Maritime Silk Roads ¿ Preface ¿ Zayton as a Crucial Harbor and World Emporium in Maritime Trade ¿ Historic Relics Witnessed the Prosperity of Maritime Trade (1000¿1400) ¿ The Diversity of Maritime Culture in Quanzhou ¿ Historical Records About Quanzhou and Maritime Exchange ¿ Trade and Immigration Along Maritime Trade Routes ¿ The Prosperity of Ancient Maritime Quanzhou and Its Enlightenment ¿ Khal Torabully: Quanzhou and Ibn BattutäThe Living Testimony of the Silk Routes ¿ Appendix: A Brief Introduction to Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China.