Meet Xuzhou's Yaowan, a trade hub on the Grand Canal

Updated: Jul 15, 2024 By Yang Xiaoyu chinadaily.com.cn Print

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Part of the Shanxi Guild Hall in Yaowan Ancient Town in Xinyi, Xuzhou, East China’s Jiangsu province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

At its zenith, Yaowan boasted guildhalls of eight provinces; Jiangxi, Shanxi, Shandong, Henan, Hebei, Anhui, Fujian, and Jiangsu. There were more than 360 post offices, money houses, stores, pawnshops, factories and workshops.

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