Quanzhou production and trade context for the Xiacaopu iron site

Iron production · Anxi

Xiacaopu Iron Production Site

An industrial site revealing the material base behind the port economy.

安溪青阳下草埔冶铁遗址

Why it belongs to the World Heritage story

It shows that maritime trade relied on inland resources, labour, tools and production networks as much as ships.

Quanzhou's inscription is a serial property. The meaning of this site becomes clearer when it is connected to production, transport, administration, urban life or belief elsewhere in the city and region.

Planning a visit

A specialist heritage trip rather than a first visit.

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