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The Qing dynasty (/ tʃ ɪ ŋ / ching), officially the Great Qing, [d] was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last imperial dynasty in Chinese history. The dynasty, proclaimed in Shenyang in 1636, [ 7 ] seized control of Beijing in 1644, which is considered the start of the dynasty's rule.
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- Early period
The earliest known inhabitants of the Guangzhou area were the Baiyue, a Tai, or Shan, people. During the Xi (Western) Zhou dynasty (1146–771 bce), the local Baiyue people pledged allegiance to the feudal state of Chu to the northeast, giving rise to the name of Chuting for the area. Later, a walled town known as Nanwu Cheng, in the northern section of the present-day city, was built during the Spring and Autumn (Chunqiu) period (770–476 bce). Between 339 and 329 bce the town was rebuilt and expanded and was known as Wuyang Cheng (“City of Five Goats”)—named for the legend that gods riding five goats descended from heaven and saved the city from famine.
Under the Qin dynasty (221–207 bce), what was by then a small city (known as Panyu for the twin hills of Pan and Yu located in the area) was made the capital of Nanhai prefecture. Upon the fall of the Qin, Gen. Zhao Tuo (died 137 bce) established an autonomous state known as Nanyue, which was annexed in 111 bce by the Xi Han dynasty. For the next 300 years, Chinese assimilation of the Yue people proceeded, and the region was firmly integrated into the empire.
During the four centuries from the Three Kingdoms to the founding of the Tang dynasty in 618 ce, when North China was overrun by barbarian invaders, Guangzhou remained a part of the Chinese regimes. The city was first named Guangzhou in 226, when the Wu state of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguo) period set up a prefecture named Guangzhou there. During this period the city grew in wealth and population as an important trade port in southern China. Buddhist temples were erected, and a flourishing community was maintained by Arab and Hindu traders. Peace and prosperity were further augmented under the Tang (618–907). An auxiliary wall and settlement were built around the razed Yu Hill, but the city suffered much destruction during the civil strife at the end of the dynasty.
Under the Song dynasty (960–1279) the increase in Guangzhou’s population and the growth of foreign trade made it necessary to enlarge the city. A second auxiliary wall and settlement were constructed near the razed Pan Hill in the late 11th century. Under the Nan (Southern) Song (1127–1279), Chinese seafarers and traders sailed to Southeast Asia, thus opening the way for Chinese emigration abroad in subsequent ages. Also at that time, the rising port city of Quanzhou (in present-day Fujian province) replaced Guangzhou as the biggest trade port in China in terms of volume of trade. In the late 13th century and throughout the 14th, many Chinese families from North China moved into the Guangdong region in the wake of the Mongol conquest. Although the city suffered much destruction from the conquest, it subsequently experienced a booming economy under the Yuan (Mongol) dynasty (1206–1368), as the Yuan rulers encouraged maritime trade and kept Chinese-Mongol relations under control.
Under the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) the city underwent considerable rebuilding and expansion. In 1380 the old town and the two auxiliary districts were combined into one large walled city. In 1565 an outer wall was added on the south to incorporate the new commercial districts on the north bank of the Pearl. Meanwhile, the pattern of foreign trade changed as the supremacy of the Arabs ended with the coming of the Europeans. The Portuguese sent their first embassy to Guangzhou in the early 1500s, followed by the Dutch and the British in the 17th century.
Guangzhou next came under the rule of the Qing (Manchu) dynasty (1644–1911/12). Recognizing the importance of the city, in 1746 the government made it the capital of the Viceroyalty of Guangdong and Guangxi. The British East India Company established a “factory” (foreign traders’ residences and business offices) in Guangzhou in 1685, and annual trading operations began in 1699. Throughout the 18th century, French, Dutch, American, and other foreign nationals also established trade relations with the city; what became known as the “13 factories” (shisan hang or shisan yiguan) were located on the waterfront.
The earliest known inhabitants of the Guangzhou area were the Baiyue, a Tai, or Shan, people. During the Xi (Western) Zhou dynasty (1146–771 bce), the local Baiyue people pledged allegiance to the feudal state of Chu to the northeast, giving rise to the name of Chuting for the area. Later, a walled town known as Nanwu Cheng, in the northern section of the present-day city, was built during the Spring and Autumn (Chunqiu) period (770–476 bce). Between 339 and 329 bce the town was rebuilt and expanded and was known as Wuyang Cheng (“City of Five Goats”)—named for the legend that gods riding five goats descended from heaven and saved the city from famine.
Under the Qin dynasty (221–207 bce), what was by then a small city (known as Panyu for the twin hills of Pan and Yu located in the area) was made the capital of Nanhai prefecture. Upon the fall of the Qin, Gen. Zhao Tuo (died 137 bce) established an autonomous state known as Nanyue, which was annexed in 111 bce by the Xi Han dynasty. For the next 300 years, Chinese assimilation of the Yue people proceeded, and the region was firmly integrated into the empire.
During the four centuries from the Three Kingdoms to the founding of the Tang dynasty in 618 ce, when North China was overrun by barbarian invaders, Guangzhou remained a part of the Chinese regimes. The city was first named Guangzhou in 226, when the Wu state of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguo) period set up a prefecture named Guangzhou there. During this period the city grew in wealth and population as an important trade port in southern China. Buddhist temples were erected, and a flourishing community was maintained by Arab and Hindu traders. Peace and prosperity were further augmented under the Tang (618–907). An auxiliary wall and settlement were built around the razed Yu Hill, but the city suffered much destruction during the civil strife at the end of the dynasty.
Under the Song dynasty (960–1279) the increase in Guangzhou’s population and the growth of foreign trade made it necessary to enlarge the city. A second auxiliary wall and settlement were constructed near the razed Pan Hill in the late 11th century. Under the Nan (Southern) Song (1127–1279), Chinese seafarers and traders sailed to Southeast Asia, thus opening the way for Chinese emigration abroad in subsequent ages. Also at that time, the rising port city of Quanzhou (in present-day Fujian province) replaced Guangzhou as the biggest trade port in China in terms of volume of trade. In the late 13th century and throughout the 14th, many Chinese families from North China moved into the Guangdong region in the wake of the Mongol conquest. Although the city suffered much destruction from the conquest, it subsequently experienced a booming economy under the Yuan (Mongol) dynasty (1206–1368), as the Yuan rulers encouraged maritime trade and kept Chinese-Mongol relations under control.
Under the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) the city underwent considerable rebuilding and expansion. In 1380 the old town and the two auxiliary districts were combined into one large walled city. In 1565 an outer wall was added on the south to incorporate the new commercial districts on the north bank of the Pearl. Meanwhile, the pattern of foreign trade changed as the supremacy of the Arabs ended with the coming of the Europeans. The Portuguese sent their first embassy to Guangzhou in the early 1500s, followed by the Dutch and the British in the 17th century.
Guangzhou next came under the rule of the Qing (Manchu) dynasty (1644–1911/12). Recognizing the importance of the city, in 1746 the government made it the capital of the Viceroyalty of Guangdong and Guangxi. The British East India Company established a “factory” (foreign traders’ residences and business offices) in Guangzhou in 1685, and annual trading operations began in 1699. Throughout the 18th century, French, Dutch, American, and other foreign nationals also established trade relations with the city; what became known as the “13 factories” (shisan hang or shisan yiguan) were located on the waterfront.
The following is a timeline of the history of the Chinese city of Guangzhou, also formerly known as Panyu, [citation needed] Canton, and Kwang-chow. [1][2] Nanyue. 214 BCE – Panyu established as a Qin base during Zhao Tuo 's first failed invasion of the southern lands of the Baiyue.
2 days ago · Qing dynasty, the last of the imperial dynasties of China, spanning the years 1644 to 1911/12. Under the Qing the territory of the empire and its population grew significantly, many of the non-Chinese minorities within the empire were Sinicized, and an integrated national economy was established.
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The transformation from the open sea policies of the early Qing Dynasty (1644–1911) to the rise of the Guangzhou System was a process that took many years. It began with the capture of Taiwan from the Zheng family regime in 1683 and the opening of multiple Chinese ports to trade in 1684.
Apr 7, 2022 · The vast territory and ethnic mosaics of the contemporary People’s Republic of China are the direct outcomes of the imperial conquests of the Qing Empire in Inner Asia. However, despite the inheritance of Qing territories by successive modern Chinese states, the transition from empire to territorial state in China was not a simple case where ...
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Guangdong Province (廣東省 guăngdōng shĕng) has also been known as “Kwangtung.” But especially since the 1800s, it was really its capital city of Guangzhou (廣州市 guăngzhōu shì) or “Canton” that represented “China” to much of the western world.
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