Region:  China



Historical Overview

  • no Dutch colonies on mainland
  • 1605: Portuguese karracks seized with porcelain
  • 1655–7: Nieuhof embassy to emperor, Canton (Guangzhou) to Beijing
  • after 1662: office at Fuzhou: mainly porcelain and silk
  • not until 1728: trading post in Canton (long after other countries): mainly tea and porcelain