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NANCY WALSH

When you visit Quanzhou, be sure to look up often!

Quanzhou's temples, shrines, and Taoist places within the city are a testament to Minnan culture, with a blend of various cultural elements in the architecture. In the brackets, roof ridges, stone carvings, and flying eaves, Minnan craftsmen fully demonstrate Quanzhou's inclusiveness, openness, and aesthetic inspiration. - P1: Double dragon decoration on the ridge of Minnan and Chaoshan region P3: Jialan, a Buddhist term, refers to the garden where monks live P4, P13: Character inlay porcelain P5/6: Nanyin Feitian P 7: Other places use small beasts on the roof ridge, Quanzhou uses human figures. P 9: Eight Immortals P10: Zhongshan Middle Road shops (modern) P11: Westernized angel boy P12: Chinese-style flying eaves, Western-style cross, modern airplane (a small point above the cross) P14: Dripping water beast P15: Even the manhole cover (modern) is designed, located at: Goldfish Alley entrance 👉🏻TIPS: 1. Most of the photos are taken with a telephoto lens, it is highly recommended to bring your telephoto lens/telephoto phone when traveling to Quanzhou. 2. The shooting locations are all in Quanzhou Ancient City, and the temples and Taoist temples in the ancient city are basically free, no need to make an appointment.
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Posted: Feb 10, 2024
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