On Divin Hill (Lingshan)in the eastern suburbs of Quanzhou are the graves of two Arab Muslim saints. It is said that they came to Quanzhou as missionaries in the early Tang Dynasty (618-907) and were buried here after their deaths. At night, their graves gave off a mysterious glow, so the people of Quanzhou referred to them respectfully as the Graves of the Saints, and to the hill as Divinity Hill. This is one of the eatrliest historical sites related to the transmission of Islam to China, and also one of the earliest Islamic graves in China.

In the open space in front of the Graves of Saints stand an enormous upright stone atop a flat rock. Because the stone can be made to rock, it has been called the'stone which Moves in the Wind', a name to which poets have added the phrase “Biyu Qiu”, for greater elegance. This natural wonder gives the Graves of the Saints an even more mysterious air.

The women in the coastal area in the east of Hui'an are commonly called Hui'an's women.

They live in Chongwu village. They're known for their unique costumes with brief blouses and hip skirts. The belt she wears signifies that she is married and her husband is at sea and has nothing to do with belly dancing.

The dress of Hui'an women is peculiar. Their hair is tied with bridge-colored kerchief and they wear yellow steeple bamboo hat. The upper outer garment is short to their navels. The trousers legs are lax. An exquisite silver chain belt is fastened around their waists. This kind of attirement is often mistaken as that of national minorities. Actually, it is not so. They are Han people living in the coastal villages in the area of Xiaozuo and Chongwu of Hui'an. As most young and middle-aged men go out to make a living. Hui'an's women shoulder the burden of both production and housework at home. Their moral character of being laborious and virtuous is much praised by people.

The original Southern Song structure of Quanzhou's Confucian Temple has been preserved. Its large scale and beautiful halls symbolize the high level of scholarly culture in Quanzhou since the Song Dynasty.

European scholars have long been struck by the distinctive characteristics of the Zaitun crosses. This Four-winged cross-legged figure, with exaggerated ears, seemingly Buddha-like facial features and a there-pointed crown, strikes observers as a Sinicized version of an angel. But the characteristics of the composition and the religious expression also relation to early Christian devotional sculpture.

Quanzhou was often called “the kingdom of the Buddha” beause of the high level of development of Buddhism. Jacob observed many Buddhist temples and religious images in Zaitun. They could be seen everywhere, both within the city and on the surounding hills. He once visited a temple with over one thousand images. This was probably the Kaiyuan Temple. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Kaiyuan had more than one hundred branch temples, which is suggestive of its scale and the number of its monks and Buddhist images.