Yongning Ancient City is located in Donggang, Quanzhou, a key starting point of the Maritime Silk Road. It preserves a thousand-year memory of a thriving fishing port, evidenced by weathered bricks and stone carvings. The city gate inscription, “Yongning,” is powerfully written and traditionally attributed to a Song Dynasty official, Hu Ze, symbolizing peace and tranquility. Stone carvings record the prosperity of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, with merchants from abroad gathering and ships lining the coast, highlighting Quanzhou’s status as the Orient’s largest port.
