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==Fuzhou==

==Fuzhou==

The other ''Ryûkyû-kan'' (''Liuqiu guan'' in Chinese ''pinyin''), was located in the Chinese city of Fuzhou. Built around 1430-1440, and originally known as the ''rouyuan yi'' (J: ''jûen-eki''),<ref>柔遠駅. A station (駅) for treating gently (柔) people from faraway (遠).</ref> this was one of a number of stations established by the Chinese to cater to foreign visitors. Fuzhou became the official site for Ryukyuan business in China in [[1470]], and that same year, the home to the Chinese Maritime Trade Supervisor's Office, or ''[[shibosi]]''. This office had previously been located in [[Quanzhou]], where a ''laiyuan yi'' (J: ''raien-eki'', lit. "station for [those who] come from faraway") had been established; the ''rouyuan yi'' or ''Ryûkyû-kan'' in Fuzhou, though already in operation for several decades at this time, now more officially took on a more official status as the chief Ryukyuan headquarters in southern China.

The other ''Ryûkyû-kan'' (''Liuqiu guan'' in Chinese ''pinyin''), was located in the Chinese city of Fuzhou. Built around 1430-1440, and originally known as the ''rouyuan yi'' (J: ''jûen-eki''),<ref>柔遠駅. A station (駅) for treating gently (柔) people from faraway (遠).</ref> this was one of a number of stations established by the Chinese to cater to foreign visitors. Fuzhou became the official site for Ryukyuan business in China in [[1470]], and for a Maritime Trade Office, or ''[[shibosi]]'' previously located in [[Quanzhou]]. The ''rouyuan yi'' or ''Ryûkyû-kan'' in Fuzhou, though already in operation for several decades at this time, now more officially took on a more official status as the chief Ryukyuan headquarters in southern China, as the ''laiyuan yi'' (J: ''raien-eki'', lit. "station for [those who] come from faraway"), a similar institution in Quanzhou, declined.

Along with the nearby ''[[Kaido-kan]]'' and ''[[Kokushi-kan]]''<ref>"Rekidai Hoan." p13.</ref>, the Ryûkyû-kan housed visiting dignitaries and scholars en route between [[Ryukyu Islands|Ryûkyû]] and the Chinese capital of [[Nanjing]] or [[Beijing]]. In addition to officials sent by the kingdom to engage in formal diplomatic matters, Ryūkyū regularly sent a small number of students to study a variety of traditional Chinese subjects in the capital, primarily in preparation for careers in the kingdom's government and bureaucracy.

Along with the nearby ''[[Kaido-kan]]'' and ''[[Kokushi-kan]]''<ref>"Rekidai Hoan." p13.</ref>, the Ryûkyû-kan housed visiting dignitaries and scholars en route between [[Ryukyu Islands|Ryûkyû]] and the Chinese capital of [[Nanjing]] or [[Beijing]]. In addition to officials sent by the kingdom to engage in formal diplomatic matters, Ryūkyū regularly sent a small number of students to study a variety of traditional Chinese subjects in the capital, primarily in preparation for careers in the kingdom's government and bureaucracy.