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The signatories, who were the Chinese viceroy from Canton and the minister plenipotentiary of the United States of America, put their names to a historic document — the first-ever treaty between the two countries.
An excessively hasty week might take in Beijing, the Ming Tombs, and the Great Wall; the archaeological marvels of Xi’an; the romantic scenery of Guilin; and a glimpse of bustling Shanghai or Guangzhou (Canton).
Grown in India, it was delivered to Canton, and while China outlawed the trade in 1799, local Cantonese officials were always willing to look the other way for “squeeze money” (a term still used in Hong Kong).
At least the NYT has the excuse that Canton has been an uncanny bellwether of presidential prospects in several elections.
Ever since 1957, the biannual Canton Trade Fair has attracted throngs of international business people.