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Guangzhou Port

Type Object Region East Asia Time 1131–1140

Guangzhou Port was the largest commercial port and transshipment hub in Lingnan under the Southern Song, commanding the Pearl River estuary where inl…

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  1. 1131–1133Guangzhou city · Guangdong ProvinceGuangzhou Prefecture was the seat of the Guangnan East Circuit; markets and craft workshops within the city thrived, exchanging grain, salt, iron, and local products with inland prefectures and counties via the Pearl River system, sustaining the Lingnan economy.
  2. 1134–1137Guangzhou Foreign Quarter · Guangdong ProvinceForeign merchants resided in the fanfang trading in spices, gems, and imported goods; the Maritime Trade Office collected customs duties and made official purchases, making Guangzhou one of the important sources of overseas trade revenue for the Southern Song.
  3. 1138–1140Huangpu area, Pearl River estuary · Guangdong ProvinceIn the late Shaoxing era Guangzhou Port received merchant ships from Jiaozhi, Champa, and elsewhere, while shipping Lingnan products north to the temporary capital at Lin'an, maintaining the southern maritime supply line amid the Song-Jin standoff.

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