Iron and Blood on the Coast: A Thousand-Year Chronicle of Xinghua's Fortifications and Anti-Piracy Resistance
You probably know Putian as a “Land of Literature”—a place that produced endless scholars and gave birth to the Mazu faith. What you probably don’t know is that this scholarly city had a history carved in iron and blood. I opened the Xinghua Prefecture Putian County Chronicles. Forty-two volumes stacked on my desk. The more I read, the more I realized: Putian’s past is far tougher than most people imagine. ...