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 → |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.