Sancian
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Sancian is an alternative historical name for Shangchuan Island, a coastal island in Guangdong Province, China, known for its role in early European-Asian maritime trade.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal island
ⓘ
historical place ⓘ island ⓘ |
| alternateName | Shangchuan Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Historic trading posts in China
ⓘ
Islands of Guangdong ⓘ Islands of the South China Sea ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| hasAccess | sea transport ⓘ |
| hasClimate | subtropical maritime climate ⓘ |
| hasGeographicalFeature |
hilly interior
ⓘ
rocky coastline ⓘ small bays and inlets ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | derived from a transcription of a local Chinese toponym ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
anchorage for European ships
ⓘ
provisioning stop for maritime trade ⓘ |
| historicalNameOf | Shangchuan Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with Portuguese exploration in Asia
ⓘ
role in early European-Asian maritime trade ⓘ stopover point on routes between Europe and East Asia ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
China
ⓘ
Guangdong Province ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Jiangmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | South China Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Pearl River Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | China Standard Time ⓘ |
| locatedOnTradeRoute |
Europe–China maritime route
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portuguese India–China route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Hong Kong
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Macau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Taishan (county-level city) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfArchipelago | Shangchuan Islands group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
16th century
ⓘ
Age of Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | early European sailors ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Shangchuan Island