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Quanzhou Port

Type Object Region East Asia Time 1131–1140

Quanzhou Port was one of the largest foreign trade ports on the southeastern coast during the Southern Song, hosting the Maritime Trade Office and co…

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  1. 1131–1133Quanzhou Bay port · Fujian ProvinceAfter the Southern Song retreated south of the Yangtze, maritime trade grew in importance; merchant ships plied the seas between Quanzhou and the states of the South China Sea, with spices, porcelain, and silk transshipped through the port, and dock and warehouse facilities gradually expanded.
  2. 1134–1137Area of the former Quanzhou Maritime Trade Office · Fujian ProvinceThe Maritime Trade Office was responsible for customs levies and commercial taxation; Arab, Persian, and other foreign merchants formed residential communities within the city, and religious buildings of Islam, Hinduism, and other foreign faiths were successively erected.
  3. 1138–1140Quanzhou City (Zayton) · Fujian ProvinceBy the end of the Shaoxing era, Quanzhou's merchant ships sailed as far as Arabia and Srivijaya; the port of Zayton became renowned overseas, emerging as the core port city linking China with the Indian Ocean trading world.

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