About Quanzhou English composition, below level 2, about 50 words. Thank you!

Quanzhou, known as Erythrina in ancient times, was the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road in the Middle Ages. Quanzhou once occupied an important historical position in the communication between eastern and western civilizations. Quanzhou's maritime traffic originated in the Southern Dynasties and developed in the Tang Dynasty. During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the maritime trade activities of Erythrina Port were unprecedentedly active, and it was praised as "the largest port in the East" by Kyle Poirot. At that time, Quanzhou had become a worldwide economic and cultural center.

Quanzhou is known as the "starting point of the Maritime Silk Road", which occupies an important historical position in the cultural exchanges between the East and the West. The maritime traffic in Quanzhou originated in the Southern Dynasties and developed in the Tang Dynasty. By the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the maritime trade activities of Erythrina Port were unprecedentedly prosperous, and it was praised as "the first port in the East" by Kyle Poirot. At that time, Quanzhou had become a worldwide economic and cultural center. By the Ming and Qing Dynasties, due to the closed-door policy of the central government, the government gradually weakened and non-governmental trade developed rapidly. A large number of immigrants emigrated overseas, and Quanzhou became a famous hometown of overseas Chinese.