Site of Maritime Trade Office

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Site of Maritime Trade Office
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The Site of Maritime Trade Office was an administrative agency established by the governments of the Song and Yuan dynasties in Quanzhou to manage maritime trade affairs. [Photo by Wang Jun for chinadaily.com.cn]

This was an administrative agency established by the Song-Yuan national regimes in Quanzhou to manage maritime trade affairs. Its establishment in 1087 marked Quanzhou’s rise as a national hub of maritime trade. It was essential to Quanzhou’s economic prosperity and cultural exchanges and the shared prosperity of all participants in maritime trade.

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