The Port of Meizhou Bay was created in 2012 by merging the ports of
Quanzhou
Quanzhou, postal map romanization, alternatively known as Chinchew, is a prefecture-level city, prefecture-level port city on the north bank of the Jin River, beside the Taiwan Strait in southern Fujian, China. It is Fujian's largest metrop ...
,
Meizhou Island and
Putian
Putian or Putien (, Putian dialect: ''Pó-chéng''), also known as Puyang (莆阳) and Puxian (莆仙), historically known as Xinghua or Hing Hwa (), is a prefecture-level city in eastern Fujian province, China. It borders Fuzhou City to the nor ...
, as part of Fujian Province's rationalization of ports, which cutting down the number of ports in the province into three large consolidated ports (Xiamen, Meizhou Bay and Fuzhou). In 2012, Meizhou Bay port had 147 berths, 24 with 10,000
DWT capacity, and had a total cargo throughput of 114 million tonnes.
Port of Quanzhou () is a sea port with a number of facilities within in
Quanzhou
Quanzhou, postal map romanization, alternatively known as Chinchew, is a prefecture-level city, prefecture-level port city on the north bank of the Jin River, beside the Taiwan Strait in southern Fujian, China. It is Fujian's largest metrop ...
prefecture-level city, in the southeastern part of
Fujian province, China.
Its
UN/LOCODE is CNQZJ.
History
Port of Quanzhou was the busiest port during the era of the
Tang dynasty.
The port peaked in activity during the
Yuan Dynasty.
The medieval western travellers to China;
Marco Polo
Marco Polo (, , ; 8 January 1324) was a Venetian merchant, explorer and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295. His travels are recorded in ''The Travels of Marco Polo'' (also known as ''Book of the Marv ...
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Ibn Battuta
Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Battutah (, ; 24 February 13041368/1369),; fully: ; Arabic: commonly known as Ibn Battuta, was a Berbers, Berber Maghrebi people, Maghrebi scholar and explorer who travelled extensively in the lands of Afro-Eurasia, ...
,
Giovanni de' Marignolli
Giovanni de' Marignolli ( la, Johannes Marignola;. ), variously anglicized as John of Marignolli or John of Florence, was a notable 14th-century Catholic European traveller to medieval China and India.
Life
Early life
Giovanni was born, probab ...
, and
Odoric all have transited through Quanzhou.
Polo labelled it as one of world's the largest port and Battuta equated the port to the Port of Alexandria during the time.
The port has facilities in four bays of
Taiwan Strait. They are Meizhou Bay, Quanzhou Bay, Shenhu Bay and Weitou Bay.
[Chinaports](_blank)
It is managed by the Quanzhou Port Authority.
* Quanzhou Bay 泉州湾 ) - with facilities near Quanzhou's main urban area (
Fengze District)
* Meizhou Bay 湄洲湾 () - with facilities in Quangang District
* Shenhu Bay 深沪湾 () - with facilities in Shenhu Town
* Weitou Bay 围头湾 () - with facilities in the towns of Shijing, Nan'an, Fujian, Shijing, Shuitou, Nan'an, Fujian, Shuitou, and Anhai.
References
External links
Quanzhou Harbour Group
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Ports and harbours of China, Quanzhou
Transport in Fujian
Quanzhou