A Fujian sports gear company is sponsoring a 12,000-kilometer run by a German man to cover the ancient Silk Road in eight months under the theme, Run to Break Down Prejudice. It is intended to bridge the cultural differences between the East and the West as the Silk Road did in ancient times.
At first glance, Siming district, in the city of Xiamen in East China's Fujian province, has all the hallmarks of a busy commercial center: busy traffic, tall office buildings and the general hustle and bustle. But what sets it apart from other hub cities is its livable environment, attracting many foreigners.
Six seasoned travellers from China, Indonesia, and France were invited by the local tourism authorities to tour Quanzhou, a city with a culinary legacy capable of rivaling any other.
