The places of interest in Quanzhou include Tianhou Palace, Zhenwu Temple, Nanwai Zong Zheng Site, Quanzhou Fuwen Temple and Xuegong, Kaiyuan Temple and Laojunyan Statue.

1. Tianhou Palace: Tianhou Palace is the first stop for foreign businessmen and goods to enter Quanzhou, and it is also the first stop for people who go to sea to go to Jiangkou Wharf or Shihu Wharf along Jinjiang for overseas trade after offering sacrifices to Mazu, the sea god. Founded in the second year of Song Qingyuan, it is located in the ancient Quanzhou city, which is close to Jinjiang. It is the temple with the highest building specifications, the largest scale and the oldest age to worship Mazu.

2. Zhenwu Temple: Zhenwu Temple is a Taoist temple dedicated to Emperor Zhenwu in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and it is also an important landmark of the ancient stone port.

3. Nanwai Zong Zheng Site: Nanwai Zongzhengsi was the organization that managed the Nanwai royal group who moved to Quanzhou during the Jianyan period of the Southern Song Dynasty.

4. Quanzhou Confucian Temple and Xuegong: Quanzhou Confucian Temple and Xuegong are the symbols of Quanzhou's elite groups, including government officials and senior intellectuals. These social elites played an important role in the promotion and management of marine trade in Song and Yuan Dynasties.

5. Kaiyuan Temple: Kaiyuan Temple was the largest Buddhist temple with the most prominent official position in Quanzhou during the Song and Yuan Dynasties.

6. Laojunyan Statue: Laojunyan Statue is a stone statue of Laozi, the founder of Taoism, and the largest existing Taoist stone sculpture in China.

Quanzhou's special food:

1. Anhai's frozen bamboo shoots: This is a special snack made of fresh sand worms and mixed with garlic vinegar. Many tourists are afraid to eat it when they see its color and origin, but it is a summer snack for Quanzhou people from childhood to adulthood.

2. Yakou taro: peanuts and sugar are sprinkled on it, which is salty and sweet, and Q is soft and glutinous.

3. four fruit soup: This is a small artifact that must be ordered in summer. The combination of fruit, honey, stone flower paste, beans and other ingredients is cool and refreshing, and won the hearts of the people.