Canton

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city historical name port city provincial capital

Canton is the historical Western name for Guangzhou, a major port city in southern China and the capital of Guangdong province.

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf city →
historical name →
port city →
provincial capital →
associatedWithCuisine Cantonese cuisine →
associatedWithLanguage Cantonese →
CantonFairInstanceOf trade fair →
capitalOf Guangdong province →
country China →
formerNameOf Guangzhou →
gainedProminenceInCentury 18th century →
19th century →
governingBody Guangzhou Municipal Government →
hasAlternativeName Kuang-chou →
Kwang-chou →
Kwangchow →
hasClimate humid subtropical climate →
hasEconomicRole financial center →
logistics hub →
manufacturing center →
hasFunction commercial center →
transportation hub →
historicallyImportantFor foreign trade with China →
maritime trade →
historicalNameFor Guangzhou →
historicalRole sole legal Chinese port for Western trade before the First Opium War →
hosts Canton Fair →
isExonymFor Guangzhou →
isMajorCityIn South China →
isMajorPortOn South China Sea trade routes →
linkedTo Silk Road maritime routes →
locatedIn Guangdong province →
locatedInCountrySubdivision People's Republic of China →
locatedInRegion southern China →
locatedOnRiver Pearl River →
modernName Guangzhou →
notableEvent Canton System of trade →
First Opium War →
Second Opium War →
partOf Pearl River Delta metropolitan region →
portType seaport →
romanizationSystem Postal romanization →
non-standard English exonym →
timeZone China Standard Time →
usedInLanguage English →
French →
Portuguese →
Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Guangzhou →
formerName
Guangdong Province →
historicalName
British concession in Canton →
locatedIn
Canton Campaign →
location
Treaty of Nanking →
openedPort
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