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Yuegang (Crescent Harbor, 漳州月港) had been the most famous and flourishing seaport inside the territory of Ming (明) empire, connecting with the Manila seaport in Philippines where had been the key center of the Spanish galleon trade in eastern Asia since the late 16th century. Chinese junks from Yuegang outbounded for Manila to trade with galleon merchants when Spanish stopped at Philippines islands as their commercial hub in eastern Asia. Yuegang became one of the transiting terminals for Manila galleons interacting with mainland of eastern Asia, having been not only the main origin and exporting seaport of galleon cargo such as Kraak (克拉克瓷) ceramic, silk and tea from China, but also the main inbound port of global culture and exotic products to China during the 16–18th century. The preliminary archaeological investigations in Yuegang region in southeast China have shown a series of interesting cultural heritages resulting from Yuegang-Manila sailing trade and its connection with the Spanish pan-Pacific navigation.
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Wu, C. (2019). Bound for America: A Historical and Archaeological Investigation in Yuegang (Crescent) Seaport as the Main Origin of Galleon Cargo. In: Wu, C., Junco Sanchez, R., Liu, M. (eds) Archaeology of Manila Galleon Seaports and Early Maritime Globalization. The Archaeology of Asia-Pacific Navigation, vol 2. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9248-2_1
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