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page 1Ports and harbours of China
Port of Shanghai
port in China
Yangshan Port
deepwater port in Shanghai, China
Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan
port in the southeast end of the Hangzhou Bay area in the province of Zhejiang, China
Beilun District
district of Zhejiang Province, China
Port of Guangzhou
port in China
Port of Qingdao
port in China
Port Lüshun
naval station on the Liaodong peninsula, China, now in Lüshunkou District
Port of Shenzhen
port in China
Port of Dalian
Port in People's Republic of China
Qinhuangdao Port
port
Port of Xiamen
Port in People's Republic of China
list of ports in China
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Port of Wuhan
port of China
Port of Yingkou
Port in People's Republic of China
Shuangyu
Shuangyu () was a port on () off the coast of Zhejiang, China. During the 16th century, the port served as an illegal entrepôt of international trade, attracting traders from Japan, Southeast Asia, and Portugal in a time when private overseas trade was banned by China's ruling Ming dynasty. Portuguese sources called the place Liampó, taking the name of the nearby city of Ningbo on the mainland. Shuangyu's days as a smuggling hub and pirate haven began as early as 1524 and lasted until its destruction by the Ming navy in 1548, an event that was greatly exaggerated (and wrongly dated) by the 16t