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"Cantonese" as used to refer to the language native to the city of Canton, which is the traditional English name of Guangzhou, was popularized by An English and Cantonese Pocket Dictionary (1859), a bestseller by the missionary John Chalmers. [6] Before 1859, this variant was often referred to in English as "the Canton dialect". [7] [6]
Canton Fair, a biannual trade fair in Canton (Guangzhou), China; Canton System, a Chinese trade policy from 1757 to 1842; Canton System (Prussia), unrelated to the above - a system of recruitment to the Prussian Army; A metonym for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, located in Canton, Ohio, US; Canton Electronics, German loudspeaker manufacturer
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 Guangzhou ).
A canton is a type of administrative division of a country. [1] In general, cantons are relatively small in terms of area and population when compared with other administrative divisions such as counties, departments, or provinces. Internationally, the most politically important cantons are the Swiss cantons.
The English name "Canton" derived from Portuguese Cantão [6] or Cidade de Cantão, [7] a muddling of dialectical pronunciations of "Guangdong" [8] [9] (e.g., Hakka Kóng-tûng). Although it originally and chiefly applied to the walled city of Guangzhou, it was occasionally conflated with Guangdong by some authors.
Canton is located at an elevation of 1,060 feet (323 m). [40] Nimishillen Creek and its East, Middle and West Branches flow through the city. [41] Canton is bordered by Plain Township and North Canton to the north, Meyers Lake and Perry Township to the west, Canton Township to the South, and Nimishillen Township, Osnaburg Township and East ...
Canton or Cantonese porcelain is the characteristic style of ceramic ware decorated in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong and (prior to 1842) ...
Cantonist schools were established by the 1721 decree of Tsar Peter the Great that stipulated that every regiment was required to maintain a school for 50 boys. Their enrollment was increased in 1732, and the term was set from the age of 7 to 15.