https://chinaroots.org/en/tags/xiamenportchronicles/Recent content in XiamenPortChronicles on ChinaRoots - Digital Local ChroniclesHugoen-usFri, 17 Apr 2026 15:20:00 +0000https://chinaroots.org/en/posts/xiamen-port-maritime-evolution-en/Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:20:00 +0000https://chinaroots.org/en/posts/xiamen-port-maritime-evolution-en/By mining the core archives of 'Xiamen Port Chronicles' and 'Xiamen Transportation Chronicles,' this post compares the humiliating history of the 1852 'Pigsty Wharf' for coolie trade with the 1995 breakthrough of 13.13 million tons in throughput. It reveals Xiamen's transformation from a foreign-monopolized treaty port to an international shipping center. Core data: 1,000+ ships in 1936, over 100M RMB profit in 1995. Long-tail keywords: Xiamen port historical archives, 19th-century Chinese contract labor history, Dongdu Port modernization process.