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Canton

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add scant details, whampoa
Also refer {{Locations_Infobox|presidency=|image=|coordinates= |altitude= |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou Guangzhou] |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangdong Guangdong]|country=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China China]|transport=}}'''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.
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== History ==
[[Battle of Canton]] 1841<br>[[Siege of Canton]] 1857
== Spelling Variants ==
Modern name: Guangzhou<br>
Variants: Canton, Whampoa
 
== History ==
[[Battle of Canton]] 1841<br>[[Siege of Canton]] 1857
==Records==
Ecclesiastical Returns: Baptisms, Marriages and Burials at the [[ British Library]]. Macao and Whampoa [Canton] 1820-1833, '''IOR N/9'''. [[Category:China]][[Category:Locations]]

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