Xunpu

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

In 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

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.
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.
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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[chow-1] Chow, Chung-wah (18 September 2012). "Xunpu oyster village: Fresh seafood, flamboyant women". CNN Go. Retrieved 26 September 2012.

[2] 泉州蟳埔蚵壳厝旅游景点介绍（附图）. Likefar.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 26 September 2012.

[tong-3] 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.

[ding-4] 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.