{"version":"1.0","type":"link","title":"Canton System - Newikis","description":"The Canton System (1757–1842; Chinese: 一口通商; pinyin: Yīkǒu tōngshāng; Jyutping: jat1 hau2 tung1 soeng1, lit. \"single [port] trading relations\") served as a means for Qing China to control trade with the West within its own country by focusing all trade on the southern port of Canton (now…","provider_name":"Newikis","provider_url":"https://newikis.com","cache_age":86400,"thumbnail_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/Canton_c1850.jpg","thumbnail_width":940,"thumbnail_height":691}