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The Canton System (1757–1842; Chinese: 一口通商; pinyin: Yīkǒu tōngshāng; Jyutping: jat1 hau2 tung1 soeng1, lit. "Single [port] trading relations") served as a means for Qing China to control trade with the West within its own country by focusing all trade on the southern port of Canton (now Guangzhou ). The protectionist policy arose ...
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Guangzhou [a] is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. [8] Located on the Pearl River about 120 km (75 mi) north-northwest of Hong Kong and 145 km (90 mi) north of Macau, Guangzhou has a history of over 2,200 years and was a major terminus of the Silk Road. [9]
Guangdong is a coastal province located in South China, on the north shore of the South China Sea. The provincial capital is Guangzhou.With a population of 126.84 million (as of 2021) across a total area of about 179,800 km 2 (69,400 sq mi), Guangdong is the most populous province of China and the 15th-largest by area as well as the third-most populous country subdivision in the world.
1759 - 1842. Canton system, trading pattern that developed between Chinese and foreign merchants, especially British, in the South China trading city of Guangzhou (Canton) from the 17th to the 19th century. The major characteristics of the system developed between 1760 and 1842, when all foreign trade coming into China was confined to Canton ...
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CN¥1060.448 billion. (US$163.3 billion) - Per capita. CN¥83,494. (US$12,860) Guangzhou is the capital and the sub-provincial city of Guangdong Province in the southern part of the People's Republic of China. The city is also known by an older English-language name, Canton. It is a port on the Pearl River, navigable to the South China Sea, and ...
Guangzhou - Trade, Pearl River, Canton: The earliest known inhabitants of the Guangzhou area were the Baiyue, a Tai, or Shan, people. During the Xi (Western) Zhou dynasty (1146–771 bce), the local Baiyue people pledged allegiance to the feudal state of Chu to the northeast, giving rise to the name of Chuting for the area. Later, a walled town known as Nanwu Cheng, in the northern section of ...
Basic Fact: English Name: Guangzhou, Canton. Chinese Name: 广州 (guǎng zhōu) Alias: Five-Goat City, Goat City, City of Spike, City of Flowers. Location: South-central Guangdong Province, Pearl River Delta, Southern China (34°16′N, 108°54′E) Urban Land Area: 3,843.4 sq km (6,000 sq mi) Postal Code: 510000. Area Code: 020.
