Canton
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Place Name: | Guangzhou |
State/Province: | Guangdong |
Country: | China |
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Canton, now known as Guangzhou, is an important city in Southern China, situated on the Pearl River. Whampoa (a transliteration of Huangpu) is the district within the city where the docks were situated.
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Guangzhou
Variants: Canton, Whampoa
History
Battle of Canton 1841
Siege of Canton 1857
Records
Ecclesiastical Returns: Baptisms, Marriages and Burials at the British Library. Macao and Whampoa [Canton] 1820-1833, IOR N/9.