Kongmoon

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Kongmoon is the former English name for Jiangmen, a city in Guangdong Province, China, historically known as a key port and center of overseas Chinese emigration.

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Kongmoon canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former English name
toponym
administrativeCenterOf Jiangmen region
linked to: Jiangmen
appliedTo city of Jiangmen
associatedWith Chinese emigration to North America
Chinese emigration to Southeast Asia
overseas Chinese communities
country China
ethnicAssociation Taishanese diaspora
overseas Cantonese
historicalRole center of overseas Chinese emigration
key port
historicalStatus treaty-port-adjacent city
historicalUsagePeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
locatedIn China
Guangdong Province
modernName Jiangmen
nameType exonym
near Pearl River estuary
partOf South China
linked to: southern China
portFunction maritime trade
passenger transport
province Guangdong
linked to: Guangdong Province
refersTo Jiangmen
region Pearl River Delta
romanizationOf Cantonese pronunciation of Jiangmen
transportRole gateway for emigrants from western Guangdong
usedLanguage English

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Jiangmen hasAlternativeName Kongmoon