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==Other Events of 1757==
==Other Events of 1757==
*The [[Qianlong Emperor]] orders all ports in the provinces of [[Fujian]], [[Zhejiang]], and [[Jiangsu]] closed, leaving [[Guangzhou]] as the chief active southern port in China.
*[[Chinese investiture envoys]] destined for [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryukyu]] runs adrift on coral, but all members of the embassy make it safely to shore on [[Kumejima]], where they build a shrine to [[Tenpi]] (Matsu), Taoist patron goddess of sailors and of navigation, in thanks.
*[[Chinese investiture envoys]] destined for [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryukyu]] runs adrift on coral, but all members of the embassy make it safely to shore on [[Kumejima]], where they build a shrine to [[Tenpi]] (Matsu), Taoist patron goddess of sailors and of navigation, in thanks.
**Arriving in [[Shuri]], the envoys stay for roughly seven months, during which time deputy envoy [[Chou Huang]] compiles the ''[[Ryukyu-koku shiryaku|Ryûkyû-koku shiryaku]]''.
**Arriving in [[Shuri]], the envoys stay for roughly seven months, during which time deputy envoy [[Chou Huang]] compiles the ''[[Ryukyu-koku shiryaku|Ryûkyû-koku shiryaku]]''.
