Canton System
The Canton System (1757–1842) served as a means for China to control trade with the west within its own country by focusing all trade on the southern port of Canton (now Guangzhou). Known in Chinese as the Yī kǒu tōng shāng (一口通商, "Single port commerce system") the policy arose in 1757 as a response to a perceived political and commercial threat from abroad on the part of successive Chinese emperors.From the late seventeenth century onwards, Chinese merchants known as Hongs (háng, 行 ) managed all trade in the port. Operating from the Thirteen Factories located on the banks of the Pearl River outside Canton, in 1760, by order of the Qing Qianlong Emperor, they became officially sanctioned as a monopoly known as the Cohong. Thereafter Chinese merchants dealing with foreign trade (known as yá
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Canton System
The Canton System (1757–1842) served as a means for China to control trade with the west within its own country by focusing all trade on the southern port of Canton (now Guangzhou). Known in Chinese as the Yī kǒu tōng shāng (一口通商, "Single port commerce system") the policy arose in 1757 as a response to a perceived political and commercial threat from abroad on the part of successive Chinese emperors.From the late seventeenth century onwards, Chinese merchants known as Hongs (háng, 行 ) managed all trade in the port. Operating from the Thirteen Factories located on the banks of the Pearl River outside Canton, in 1760, by order of the Qing Qianlong Emperor, they became officially sanctioned as a monopoly known as the Cohong. Thereafter Chinese merchants dealing with foreign trade (known as yá
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Het Kantonsysteem (1757-1842) ...... pengesteld voor buitenlanders.
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The Canton System (1757–1842) ...... eral of Guangzhou and Guangxi.
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一口通商(英语:Canton System),多指中國1757年至1842年签订《南京条约》之前,清朝规定西洋商人只可以在广东(廣州)通商的政策,但中国商民不受此令限制。
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広東システム(カントンシステム、英:Canton Syste ...... を重視した「互市」システムと理解する方が的確である(後述)。
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Het Kantonsysteem (1757-1842) ...... pengesteld voor buitenlanders.
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The Canton System (1757–1842) ...... ith foreign trade (known as yá
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一口通商(英语:Canton System),多指中國1757年至1842年签订《南京条约》之前,清朝规定西洋商人只可以在广东(廣州)通商的政策,但中国商民不受此令限制。
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広東システム(カントンシステム、英:Canton Syste ...... を重視した「互市」システムと理解する方が的確である(後述)。
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Canton System
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Kantonsysteem
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一口通商
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広東システム
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