Our country from ancient times, the shipping industry is very developed, so there are many ports in the country, many cities have seaports, such as Qingdao, Tianjin, Qinhuangdao and other places, there are 25 domestic coastal ports, 28 inland rivers, but do you know which is the largest one? That is Quanzhou Port, which has a history of more than 1300 years, not only the largest in China, but also the largest in the world.
I believe that people who have an impression of history will remember Alexandria, which is a very important port in Egypt and the largest port in the country, which undertakes the responsibility of cultural development and economic trade, but the port of Quanzhou in China is even larger than its scale, and the development is more superior.
I believe that everyone knows that there is a road of economic and cultural development in China's history - the Silk Road, Quanzhou Port is one of the starting points of the sea route, so Quanzhou Port had a very important role in the Tang Dynasty, especially in the Southern Song Dynasty, the development here was more prosperous, and it also became the most popular port.
During the Song Dynasty, the population of Quanzhou reached more than 1.3 million, which shows that the local economic development is very prosperous, and whether it is the Southern Song Dynasty or the Northern Song Dynasty, it has not stopped this port, and Quanzhou Port has also become an important transition point for the economy of these two periods, and in the Yuan Dynasty period, the development here is still not backward.
However, we all know that in the process of historical development, many very famous places in China have been damaged to varying degrees, and Quanzhou Port has not been avoided. Because in the Ming and Qing dynasties, the development of this place is not as good as before, but in the country, it is still very powerful, the reason for the war that year, the enemy's 470,000 troops are thinking of destroying it, although it ultimately failed, but it also let it suffer a certain damage, and then the economic development here also gradually declined.
However, many people may not know that Quanzhou Port has another name, because it makes the scenery of Quanzhou City very beautiful, and there are many thorn trees planted around the city, so this port is also called Thorn Tong Port. There are few records of this in historical documents, and even less since its decline. Everyone interested can travel to Quanzhou to see this beautiful port. I don't know if you know more about this port?
Well, today I will introduce you here, and the next issue of cool love tourism will take you to more interesting places.