Our Root
One Town
One Industry
One Industry
Inside Quanzhou’s unique township scene
Its favorable geographical location has endowed Quanzhou with a prosperous and rich history, shaping a foundation characterized by inclusiveness and diversity.
As a people living by the sea, Quanzhou residents are born with a spirit of contending against fates, revering deities, and respecting ancestral temple culture. With townships serving as the axis of development, the region has formed a distinctive pattern of "one town, one industry."
These "township-level industrial specialties" not only reflect Quanzhou's profound industrial foundation but also demonstrate its distinct regional specialization and highly concentrated industrial chain—a key component of the "Quanzhou Model."
Dong Shi: the town of Umbrellas
Dong Shi
东石镇
The town of umbrellas
the nation's largest production and export hub for umbrellas and related raw materials. Its products reach over 160 countries, with an annual output of 460 million units.
Chong Wu: the town of Stone Carving Craft
Chong Wu
崇武镇
The town of stone carving crafts
the local Jiang family's stone carving masters created works for the Great Hall of the People and the Monument to the People's Heroes in Beijing.
Shui Tou: the town of Raw Stone
Shui Tou
水头镇
The town of raw stone
home to over 700 large-scale stone processing enterprises, Shuitou produces more than 100 million square meters of stone slabs annually, accounting for over 40% of China's total stone output.
Da Pu: the town of Incense
Da Pu
达埔镇
The town of incense
with a storied history tracing back to 1646, when Pu Shiwen—a descendant of the Arab merchant Pu Shougeng—brought incense-making techniques to here. The town's Hankou Village, once a poverty-stricken village with an annual per capita income of just 60 yuan in 1978, became Yongchun's first "100-million-yuan village" in 1994 through incense manufacturing.
Ci Zao: the town of Porcelain
Ci Zao
磁灶镇
The town of porcelain
the ceramic heritage spans over 1,700 years, dating back to the Western Jin Dynasty. Cizao produces 65% of China's exterior wall tiles and essentially dominates the domestic glazed tile market.
Han Jiang: The town of casual-wear
Han Jiang
蚶江镇
The town of casual-wear
Hanjiang is a key hub in Shishi's textile and garment industry cluster. In 2023, Shishi was named "China's Leisure Garment City"—with high-tech enterprises exceeding 300 units. As the saying goes in Shishi: "Innovation in every thread, quality in every stitch."