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The Roads of Canton
Pictures by Anonymous Chinese painter
Chinese junks glide past a row of trading houses and tall flagstaffs on the Canton waterfront, in an oil painting by an unknown Chinese artist from around 1773. For many years Canton, today's Guangzhou, was the only Chinese port where Western merchants could trade. For a traveler, a history lover or anyone with ties to the city.
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Canton · Oil painting / The Roads of Canton / Anonymous Chinese painter, c. 1773 / Tall flagstaffs rise along the waterfront of trading houses, with Chinese junks gliding on the river in front. For many years Canton, now called Guangzhou, was the only Chinese port open to Western merchants.
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