Bound for America:An archaeological investigation to Yuegang (crescent) seaport as a main origin of Galleon cargo
Author(s): Chunming Wu
Year: 2018
Summary
Yuegang (crescent seaport) was both the most famous and flourishing seaport of China during the late Ming dynasty, and as important as other seaports such as Macao in mainland China, Keelung in Taiwan, Nagasaki in Japan, Borneo in Indonesia, and Siam in Thailand, which connected with the key center of the Manila galleon trade in eastern Asia. Yuegang had not only been the main origin and outbound seaport of galleon cargoes such as Kraak ceramic, silk and tea from China, but also the main inbound site of global culture and products to China during the 16-18 century. The preliminary archaeological investigation at Yuegang and the adjacent ocean region in southeast China shows a series of interesting cultural heritage sites which had been the result of Chinese Yuegang-Manila sailing trade and connecting the Spanish Manila-Acapulco pan-Pacific navigation.
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Bound for America:An archaeological investigation to Yuegang (crescent) seaport as a main origin of Galleon cargo. Chunming Wu. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2018 ( tDAR id: 441168)
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Keywords
General
galleon
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Pacific navigation
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Yuegang seaport
Geographic Keywords
Asia
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China, People's Republic of
Temporal Keywords
500-300BP
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology
Record Identifiers
PaperId(s): 493