英语小短文介绍泉州特色.

泉州,古称“刺桐”,作为中世纪“海上丝绸之路”的起点,泉州曾在东西方文明交流中,占有重要的历史地位.泉州的海上交通,起源于南朝而发展于唐朝.到了宋元时期,刺桐港的海上贸易活动空前繁盛,被马可·波罗誉为“东方第一大港”.当时的泉州已成为一个世界性的经济文化中心.到了明清两代,由于中央实行闭关锁国的政策,致使官商渐渐衰弱,而私商贸易迅速崛起.大批移民流向海外,泉州因此成了一个著名的侨乡.
Quanzhou,called "the starting point",as the "maritime Silk Road",Quanzhou in the East West cultural exchanges,occupies an important place in history.Quanzhou maritime traffic,originated in the Southern Dynasties and developed in the Tang dynasty.To the song and Yuan Dynasties,Erythrina Hong Kongmaritime trade activities unprecedented prosperous,Marco Polo was hailed as"Oriental first port".At that time,Quanzhou has become a worldwide economicand cultural center.To the Ming and Qing Dynasties two dynasties,because the central implementation of closed door policy,the government graduallyweakened,and the private trade rapidly.A large number of immigrants to the overseas,Quanzhou has become a famous hometown of overseas chinese.