The port cities of Burma, Singapore and Hong Kong.
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The compass as this allowed greater trade options not just for the Chinese but the world in general
The compass as this allowed greater trade options not just for the Chinese but the world in general
they wanted to limit the contact with the outside world
With Hong Kong being part of the British Empire until 1997, Canton (now known as Guangzhou) was the only city opened by the Chinese to trade with the West. Trade was conducted during the bi-annual Canton Trade Fair, where western and Asian traders met with their Chinese counterparts in order to trade metals,minerals, raw materials, and whatever other goods mainland China needed to buy or sell.
With Hong Kong being part of the British Empire until 1997, Canton (now known as Guangzhou) was the only city opened by the Chinese to trade with the West. Trade was conducted during the bi-annual Canton Trade Fair, where western and Asian traders met with their Chinese counterparts in order to trade metals,minerals, raw materials, and whatever other goods mainland China needed to buy or sell.
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With Hong Kong being part of the British Empire until 1997, Canton (now known as Guangzhou) was the only city opened by the Chinese to trade with the West. Trade was conducted during the bi-annual Canton Trade Fair, where western and Asian traders met with their Chinese counterparts in order to trade metals,minerals, raw materials, and whatever other goods mainland China needed to buy or sell.
Contacts between ancient world civilizations with China are well known to have existed. Alexandria Eschate was an Indo-Greek settlement to the border of the Chinese frontier. A Roman emissary was also reportedly received by Chinese Emperor in 166 AD.