Haijin
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The Haijin or sea ban was a series of related policies in China restricting private maritime trading during much of the Ming dynasty and early Qing dynasty. The sea ban was an anomaly in Chinese histo
A suit of wokou armour
A gate of the Chongwu Fortress in Fujian, built c. 1384
Attacks by the wokou. 14th-century painting
Northerly trade route as used by eastbound Manila galleons
Great Clearance
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The Great Clearance, also translated as the Great Evacuation or Great Frontier Shift, was caused by edicts issued in 1661, 1664, and 1679, which required the evacuation of the coastal areas of Guangdo
Haijin
…the policy opened the way for an unprecedented commercial revolution from the mid-1500s onward. The early Qing dynasty established an anti-insurgent "Great Clearance" (1661–1683), prohibiting all residence and activities on the coast to weaken Ming loyalists. The order also caused considerable devastating effects…
The Chou Wong Yi Kung Study Hall in Shui Tau Tsuen was erected in 1685 by the Tang Clan in honour of Zhou Youde and Wang Lairen.