Discovered ancient Yelang in Western Hunan

Author: Liu Zhifeng
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Publish Date: 2003-12-01
Features: Have you ever wondered where the bright and transparent tung oil came from on the ships traveling up and down the East Sea, Yangtze River, and Huangpu River? Where did the "Hong You" (tung oil) transported in buckets from the docks to Southeast Asia originate? Where were the (merchandise) shipped in bundles from warehouses and in trucks from ports, destined for inland areas like Yunnan, Sichuan, and Guizhou, where large ships were replaced by smaller ones and goods were distributed? If we consider the trading partners who maintained trade relations with the Old Jiangnan from ancient times to the Republic of China as distant relatives, then the Old Jiangnan's distant relative would be Hongjiang in Western Hunan, known as the "Little Nanjing." Geographically, Hongjiang lies on the boundary between Central and Southwest China, serving as the last commercial gateway of Central China and the first gateway to the vast Southwest. To this day, remnants of the ancient prosperous commercial city can still be seen. This book is the result of the author's six-month interviews, providing a comprehensive record of Hongjiang, this ancient commercial city that has been sleeping for decades during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is a detailed work describing this "rare ancient city."