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Introduction

This standing stone statue of Vishnu, the Hindu God of Preservation, was brought here from abroad.

Introduction-Islamic Presence Strong in Quanzhou


This carving depicts the unusual combination of an angel and a Buddha.	A carving at Kaiyuan Temple of a Buddhist guardian.	The last Manichaeist carving in China is housed at Cao'an(Thatched Nunnery)


There are about 10,000 Arabian descendants whose surname is Guo living on Baiqi Island in Quanzhou. The words on their tombstones are written in both Chinese and Arabic.	This Hindu carving was taken from a temple and inlaid into the wall of a house on the outskirts of Quanzhou.Local people worship it as an image of Guanyin, a Chinese Buddhist deity.	The Arabic writing on this stone carving looks almost like Chinese calligraphy on an ancient seal.


Arabian Muslims come to Quanzhou to visit the Sacred Tombs of Islam, where two of Mohammed's disciples are buried.	This huge ship found on the bottom of the sea just off Quanzhou shows the superb skill of shipbuilders more than 700 years ago.

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