The compass as this allowed greater trade options not just for the Chinese but the world in general
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The end of Chinese exploration in the early 1400s affected global trade patterns in several ways. For one, the world got to know about the Silk Route, which was essential for trade, commerce, and growth.
The Chinese invention of rice paper truly influenced the world. Like Greek parchment, Chinese paper made writing especially easier. The magnetic compass also allowed the world to understand time and direction. Gunpowder, of course, helped the world militarily and for hunting purposes.
The Chinese thought that the Europeans were barbarians who were worst than the Manchurians and the Mongolians who were also barbarians in the eyes of the Chinese. Europeans had to bow down to the Chinese when they wanted to trade with the Chinese. The Chinese however did not abuse their power on the Europeans because the Chinese saw themselves as the "Middle Kingdom" and believed that all other nations and people in the world will eventually adopt the Chinese ways. The Chinese don't shove their culture down other people's throats. I would say that the Chinese thinking was arrogance and vanity at its best.Source: Prelude to Opium War Qing DynastyThe Chinese thought that the Europeans were barbarians
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the middle men
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.