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Close ✕Canton (historical) — modern Guangzhou
Canton is the historical Western name for Guangzhou, the Pearl River port in Guangdong province, southern China; the two names refer to the same city and the change is one of romanisation…
23.1, 113.3 · approximate · 1757–1842 (Canton System); city continuous to present
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- A place in: How Tea Moved · 6 places
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- is smuggled into of Opium — Opium was landed illegally on the south China coast and around the Canton estuary by private traders, since its import was prohibited under Qing law.
- is displaced of Shanghai — After the 1842 treaty opened five ports, Shanghai grew to take the leading share of the tea export trade formerly concentrated at Canton.
- is flowed into of Silver — European and American silver was carried to Canton to settle purchases of tea, silk and porcelain under the Canton System.
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