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1757年，乾隆下令關閉其他商市的海關，獨留廣州一口通商，外國商人、全國出入口交易都集中在廣州。清政府將外貿事務交由廣州行商代理，行商將廣州城外接近珠江一帶的物業，租給各國商人，作為商住用途，這些樓房稱為商館，又稱為外商洋行，或俗稱「十三行」。這幅畫中商館建築門前飄揚的旗幟，代表當時駐居商人的國籍。商館前岸邊泊滿了小貨艇，用來裝卸大船上的進口貨物。
In 1757, Emperor Qianlong ordered the closure of all seaports, leaving only Canton(Guangzhou) open to foreign trade. Hence foreign merchants stationed in the city which became the hub of all Chinese exports. The Qing government commissioned Hong merchants, a guild of Chinese merchants, as sole agents to handle foreign trade affairs. They leased riverside premises outside the city district to foreign merchants as residences and offices. Since then these buildings were known as Factories or Hongs. The district later became known as the "Thirteen Hongs".
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