Where is Xunpu Village in Fujian?

Xunpu Village is located in Fengze District, Quanzhou City, Fujian Province.

In the east of Donghai Town, Quanzhou City, Fujian Province, there is a beautiful fishing village called Xunpu Village. Xunpu Village was developed as early as the Tang and Song Dynasties and has a history of more than 1000 years. It is said to be the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road. Xunpu Village, located at the mouth of the lower reaches of Jinjiang River in Quanzhou Bay, is a coastal fishing village with fishery economy as the mainstay and industry, agriculture and commerce as the mainstay.

In Xunpu village, there are a group of fishermen's women who are descendants of ancient Arabs. They are hardworking and beautiful, and live in characteristic houses built of oyster shells. They are Xunpu women. Xunpu woman put her hair behind her head, tied it into a bun, and then strung it into a wreath with flowers and wrapped it around the bun, commonly known as the hairpin circle. At present, Xunpu women's unique costumes have become a national intangible cultural heritage.

Xunpu village history and culture

Women wearing hairpin wreaths and ivory chopsticks in Xunpu have spread from Central Asia since the Song Dynasty. Xunpu is an important port at the starting point of Quanzhou Maritime Silk Road.

Most merchant ships loaded with silk and porcelain set sail from Xunpu, sailed along the coast of southern Fujian to Nanyang, passed through the Indian Ocean and the east coast of Africa, and then unloaded at the north shore. When returning, if there is no cargo in the cabin, an empty ship will be formed, and the unstable center of gravity is not conducive to navigation, so the crew put the shells scattered in the sea on the ship and ballast them, and then pile them on the Xunpu seaside.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Xunpu Village