Amoy, Fujian, Qing dynasty

E92033

Amoy, Fujian, during the Qing dynasty refers to the historical port city now known as Xiamen in southeastern China, an important center of maritime trade and foreign contact in that era.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf historical place
port city
trading port
administrativeRegionOf Fujian
surface form: "Fujian Province"
connectedTo Japan
Southeast Asia
Formosa
surface form: "Taiwan"

Western trading nations
exported porcelain
silk
sugar
tea
governedAs county-level city
subprefectural city
governedBy Qing dynasty
hadPopulation Chinese merchants
dock workers
local officials
sailors
hadPortType seaport
hasModernName Xiamen
imported Western manufactured goods
cotton textiles
opium
knownFor Chinese merchant houses
foreign contact
junk shipping
maritime trade
opium trade
overseas Chinese migration
tea export
locatedIn Fujian
surface form: "Fujian Province"

southeastern China
locatedOn Taiwan Strait
coast of Fujian
partOf China’s maritime frontier
Qing dynasty
surface form: "Qing dynasty China"
religion Buddhism
Chinese folk religion
Taoism
significantPeriod 17th century
18th century
19th century
strategicImportance gateway to South China Sea
naval and coastal defense point
usedLanguage Classical Chinese
Hakka
surface form: "Hokkien"

Southern Min
usedScript Chinese characters

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Walter Brattain placeOfBirth Amoy, Fujian, Qing dynasty

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