Xunpu (Chinese: 蟳埔村; pinyin: Xúnpù Cūn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chîm-po͘-chhoan) is an oyster fishing village in Quanzhou, southern Fujian, China. It is located approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southeast of downtown Quanzhou.[1]
The village is a regional tourist attraction, owing to its specialty product, oysters, and its traditional Han Chinese subculture.[1] Traditional Xunpu homes, called héké cuò / ô-khak chhò (蚵壳厝), are made of oyster shells.[2]
Xunpu's female villagers don traditional pink floral tunics with buttons to the left and loose black trousers, tie their hair in a chignon and decorate it with colorful flower garlands called zanhuawei / chiām-hoa-ûi (簪花围).[1][3][4] During the imperial era, Xunpu women did not practice footbinding, which was common in the rest of China.[4] Some Chinese historians attribute these cultural differences to a theory that Xunpu's villagers are descendants of Arab traders, although most villagers are now devout Mazu followers, not Muslims.[1]
Other major women fishing villages in Fujian include Hui'an and Meizhou Island.[3]
Demographics
editIn the 1999 Census, Xunpu had a population of 6,002 persons, of which 2,990 were male and 3,012 were female.[4] 70% of villagers bear the surname Huang (黄).[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Chow, Chung-wah (18 September 2012). "Xunpu oyster village: Fresh seafood, flamboyant women". CNN Go. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ 泉州蟳埔蚵壳厝旅游景点介绍（附图）. Likefar.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ a b Tong Youjun; Lu Xinyan (February 2011). "A Study on the Hairdressing Culture of Xunpu Women in Fujian". Journal of Guizhou University (Art Edition). Guizhou University Press.
- ^ a b c d Ding, Yuling (2006). "Economic Activities and the Construction of Gender Status among the Xunpu Women in Fujian". In Chee Beng Tan (ed.). Southern Fujian: Reproduction of Traditions in Post-Mao China. Chinese University Press. ISBN 9789629962333.
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