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Kilns near this city produced fine-white Dehua (“duh-HWAH”) porcelain, which was known in the West as Blanc de Chine (“BLAHNK duh SHEEN”). For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this city, where temples built by Tamil merchants coexisted alongside mosques and sites dedicated to the cult of Mazu. This city surpassed Guangzhou (“gwahng-JOH”) as China’s main emporium during the Song and Yuan dynasties.
ANSWER: Quanzhou (“chwan-JOH”) [or Zaytun; or Zaiton]
[10e] This writer claimed that people as far away as North India traveled to Quanzhou to get tattoos in a travelogue which also recounts his visit to the court of Kublai Khan.
ANSWER: Marco Polo
[10m] Quanzhou’s status as China’s main emporium was affected by the Great Clearance, which was prompted by repeated attacks from this general’s allies. He founded the Kingdom of Tungning.
ANSWER: Koxinga (“kok-SING-uh”) [or Zheng Chenggong]
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TournamentExact Match?HeardPPBEasy %Medium %Hard %
2025 ACF NationalsYes2316.52100%52%13%