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The Canton System (1757–1842; Chinese: 一口通商; pinyin: Yīkǒu tōngshāng; Jyutping: jat1 hau2 tung1 soeng1, lit. "Single [port] trading relations") served as a means for Qing China to control trade with the West within its own country by focusing all trade on the southern port of Canton (now Guangzhou ). The protectionist policy arose ...
Lingnan University ( simplified Chinese: 岭南大学; traditional Chinese: 嶺南大學; pinyin: Lǐngnán Dàxué) was a private university from 1888 to 1952 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. It was established by a group of American missionaries in 1888 as the Canton Christian College ( 格致書院 ). When the Communist government reorganized ...
Historically, speakers called this variety "Canton speech" (廣州話; 广州话; Gwong2 zau1 waa2; Gwóngjàu wá), although this term is now seldom used outside mainland China. In Guangdong and Guangxi, people also call it "provincial capital speech" ( 省城話 ; 省城话 ; Saang2 seng4 waa2 ; Sáangsèhng wá ) or "plain speech" ( 白話 ; 白话 ; Baak6 waa2 ; Baahkwá ).
The Canton Tower's main body stands at 450 m (1,476 ft). Combined with the tower's 150-meter-long (492 ft) antenna, the Canton Tower has a total height of 604 m (1,982 ft), making it the second tallest tower in the world, second tallest in Asia, and the tallest in the People's Republic of China. The tower has a total of 112 floors.
Canton (1790 EIC ship), an East Indiaman; Canton (basketball), a 1906–1907 basketball team in Canton, Ohio, US; Canton (liqueur), a ginger-flavored liqueur; Canton Fair, a biannual trade fair in Canton (Guangzhou), China; Canton System, a Chinese trade policy from 1757 to 1842; Canton System (Prussia), unrelated to the above - a system of ...
t. e. Ten Tigers of Canton or Ten Tigers of Guangdong [1] refers to a group of ten Chinese martial artists from Guangdong Province lived around the 19th century during the Qing dynasty in China. They were said to be the greatest fighters in Guangdong during the Qing era. Much of their existence has been embellished by folk legends and stories ...
Canton Fair. Logo der Canton Fair. Die Canton Fair, vollständig Canton Import and Export Fair, deutsch Kanton-Messe oder Messe Kanton, chin. ( Kurzzeichen: 广交会; Langzeichen: 廣交會) ist Chinas größte Import- und Exportwarenmesse in Kanton, China .
