Huangpu ancient port witnessed the prosperity of Guangzhou Maritime Silk Road.
Since the Song Dynasty, Huangpu Village has long played an important role in overseas trade.
In the Southern Song Dynasty, this place was already "a place where ships gathered".
Huangpu ancient port is divided into four functional areas: memorial exhibition area, ancient port park area, plank road dining area and village head square area. It is a "cultural park scenic spot" integrating exhibition, communication, entertainment and leisure.
The exhibition area of the memorial hall consists of Huangpu Tax Hall, Yongjingying (Barracks), Comprador Hall, Foreign Affairs Office and Exhibition Street.
Huangpu Tax Museum is the focus of the whole complex.
Barracks are equipped with barracks, observation decks and weapon racks.
The village is located on an island. The waterfront area is called "Pu". The place name in the water is Zhou, so the village name is Huangzhou or Huangpu.
It was rebuilt due to the visit of the Swedish antique ship Gothenburg.
The merchant ship Gothenburg was built by the Swedish East India Company in 1783. It arrived in Guangzhou three times and sailed on the Maritime Silk Road.
On September 1745, the "Gothenburg" was loaded with China porcelain, silk, tea and other goods. After returning from my third trip to China, I was hit by a storm and unfortunately sank at the entrance of Gothenburg Port. It is said that the goods salvaged from the sunken "Gothenburg" at that time were profitable in addition to the loss of the ship and the cost of salvage works, so the Maritime Silk Road in China was even more profitable.
Huangpu ancient port witnessed the prosperity of Guangzhou Maritime Silk Road.
Since the Song Dynasty, Huangpu Village has long played an important role in overseas trade.
In the Southern Song Dynasty, this place was already "a place where ships gathered".
After the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Huangpu Village gradually developed into an outer port of Guangzhou's foreign trade.
According to the History of Huangpu Port, during the 80 years from the 23rd year of Qianlong (1758) to the 17th year of Daoguang (1837), there were 5 107 foreign merchant ships docked at Huangpu ancient port.
In the 22nd year of Qianlong (1757), the closed-door Qing court abolished Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Fujian customs, but retained Guangdong customs, and designated Guangzhou as the only foreign trade port for more than 80 years. During this period, Huangpu ancient port developed rapidly, including Huangpu Tax Hall, Westernization Office and comprador Hall. Foreign merchant ships have to declare here, and then China navigators bring the merchant ships into Hong Kong to go through the formalities of unloading and paying taxes. There are more than 5,000 foreign merchant ships moored in Huangpu Ancient Port, and Huangpu Village has also become a prosperous ancient city, which naturally affects the local people's business philosophy.
Later, due to the narrowing of the river, the ancient port moved to cheung chau island and used Huangpu Port. It is said that the name of Huangpu River in Shanghai is also related to the reputation of this ancient port.
In the 24th year of Kangxi (1685), there were customs offices in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong, and Guangdong Customs established Huangpu Registration Gate and Tax Office in Huangpu Village.
In the 22nd year of Qianlong (1757), the Qing court abolished China Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Fujian customs, and only retained Guangdong customs, and designated Guangzhou as the only foreign trade port.
According to the History of Huangpu Port, during the 80 years from the 23rd year of Qianlong (1758) to the 17th year of Daoguang (1837), there were 5 107 foreign merchant ships docked at Huangpu ancient port.
When Huangpu ancient port flourished, it was the most prosperous period of Guangzhou's overseas trade from17th century to19th century, which was what modern western businessmen called the "golden age of trade with China".
William Hick, an Englishman, came to Guangzhou in 1769. He was full of praise for Guangzhou: "The sight of ships running and shuttling on the Pearl River is like the Thames under London Bridge. The difference is that there are different types of sailboats and galleons on the river. In the eyes of foreigners, nothing is more spectacular than sailing for miles. "