Quanzhou charms(2)

Local performers entertain visitors with free performances of Nanyin music, a 1,000-year-old traditional opera sung in southern Fujian dialect. Chen Yingjie/For China Daily

One of the country's largest statues of sage Lao Tzu sits at the Qingyuan Mountain. Chen Yingjie/For China Daily

The Ashab Mosque is a witness to the city's past as a melting pot of the world's religions. Chen Xiaodong/For China Daily