Kongmoon

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Kongmoon is the former English name for Jiangmen, a city in Guangdong Province, China, historically known as a key port and center of overseas Chinese emigration.

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Kongmoon canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former English name
toponym
administrativeCenterOf Jiangmen region NERFINISHED
appliedTo city of Jiangmen
associatedWith Chinese emigration to North America
Chinese emigration to Southeast Asia
overseas Chinese communities
country China
ethnicAssociation Taishanese diaspora
overseas Cantonese
historicalRole center of overseas Chinese emigration
key port
historicalStatus treaty-port-adjacent city
historicalUsagePeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
locatedIn China
Guangdong Province
modernName Jiangmen NERFINISHED
nameType exonym
near Pearl River estuary NERFINISHED
partOf South China NERFINISHED
portFunction maritime trade
passenger transport
province Guangdong NERFINISHED
refersTo Jiangmen NERFINISHED
region Pearl River Delta NERFINISHED
romanizationOf Cantonese pronunciation of Jiangmen
transportRole gateway for emigrants from western Guangdong
usedLanguage English

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Jiangmen hasAlternativeName Kongmoon