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*''Chinese/Japanese'': 廣州 ''(Guǎngzhōu / Koushuu)''
Guangzhou, historically known in English as Canton, is a major port city in southern China, and was from the 18th-19th centuries the chief port where Westerners - in particular the [[British East India Company]] - engaged in trade in China.
==Name==
The name Canton derives from an Anglicized, or European, pronunciation & spelling of [[Guangdong province|Guangdong]], the province within which Guangzhou is located.
==History==
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==References==
*[[Albert M. Craig]], ''The Heritage of Chinese Civilization'', Third Edition, Prentice Hall (2011), 118.
[[Category:Cities and Towns]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
Guangzhou, historically known in English as Canton, is a major port city in southern China, and was from the 18th-19th centuries the chief port where Westerners - in particular the [[British East India Company]] - engaged in trade in China.
==Name==
The name Canton derives from an Anglicized, or European, pronunciation & spelling of [[Guangdong province|Guangdong]], the province within which Guangzhou is located.
==History==
{{stub}}
==References==
*[[Albert M. Craig]], ''The Heritage of Chinese Civilization'', Third Edition, Prentice Hall (2011), 118.
[[Category:Cities and Towns]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]