Quangang Port: The 'Little Nanjing' of the Gan River in the Mid-20th Century — A Chronicle of Wartime Commercial Prosperity and Shipping Epics
Geographical Connections Quangang Town, Dashun Mountain, Xiao Port, Gan River, Fengcheng County, Qingjiang County (Zhangshu), Gaoan County, Liangzhou Village (Rangjiazhou), Yujiazhou, Caibu Market, Saixi, Xumenli, Jinji Ridge, Wanshiwei, Pijia Village, Pengzhou Village. I. The “Golden Crossroad” of Gan River: The Strategic Hub of Quangang Quangang is located in the western part of Fengcheng County, its territory shaped like a maple leaf covering the northern bank of the Gan River [1]. Its geographical core lies on the slopes of Dashun Mountain at the confluence of the Xiao Port and the Gan River, a natural “twin-river junction” that bestowed it with commercial genes [1]. Upstream, it is only 10 km from the county seat of Qingjiang (Zhangshu); downstream, a 20 km journey brings one to the seat of Fengcheng [1]. ...