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China’s Canton and Swatow Ports Spotlight Inward Trade
Prepared by the National Geographic Society, Krastington, IL. Lighting has swept over China and moved south to Kwanetong province, with Canton as its capital. Cantonese emigration to the United States began with the 1848 gold rush, shaping a distinct dialect and culture, while Pearl River traffic, sampans, and foreign firms transform the Bund. Swatow, a lead port, exports sugar and embroidery, with inland sugarcane and mandarin oranges. both ports show evolving trade and demographic patterns along the Pearl River coast.
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United States
Pacific
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Java
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Pacific Coast
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Italy
Russia
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