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Quanzhou Port

Type Object Region China Time 1000–1474

Quanzhou Port was one of the most important international trade ports on China's southeastern coast during the Song and Yuan dynasties, known as Zayt…

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  1. 1087–1279Quanzhou · FujianThe Northern Song established a Maritime Trade Office at Quanzhou, and Zayton became a foreign trade port rivalling Guangzhou, with Arab and Persian merchants active and diverse religious and expatriate communities forming in the city.
  2. 1280–1310Quanzhou Port · FujianThe Yuan dynasty continued and strengthened the maritime trade system; Quanzhou's merchant ships gathered in great numbers, linking Champa, Java, India, and the Persian Gulf, exporting porcelain and silk and importing spices and treasures, making it one of the core nodes of Eurasian maritime trade.
  3. 1370–1474Quanzhou · FujianIn the early Ming, maritime prohibition policies restricted foreign trade; in 1474 the Maritime Trade Office was moved to Fuzhou, and Quanzhou's status as the foremost international commercial port gradually declined, with the port's functions shifting toward regional trade and fishing.

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