Quanzhou Maritime Museum

The Quanzhou Maritime Museum (Chinese: 泉州海外交通史博物馆) in the Fengze District of Quanzhou, Fujian, is the only museum in China specialising in overseas relations.

Established in 1959, through its comprehensive and valuable display of historical relics relating to overseas transportation, the museum reflects the development history of the major Eastern port of the Middle Ages—Citong or Zaytun (刺桐).

It also showcases the important role that Quanzhou played in economic and cultural exchanges with foreign countries.

The new section, completed in 1991 and located near the scenic East Lake Park (东湖公园), resembles a large sailing ship afloat on the sea.

It covers an area of 3,000 square metres (32,000 sq ft) with a built-up area of up to 7,300 square metres (79,000 sq ft).

The Entrance
The Quanzhou ship being housed in the Quanzhou Maritime Museum