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Fig. 4.11 Remnant of Tianyi Xinju building at north port of Yuegang.
Left: Remnant of the building. Right: The signboard “Kay Yerv Fin Tien It” in Gothic type
English, which is the phonetic letters of Chinese characters &))!- Guo You Pin Tian Yi
spelled in the dialect of south Fujian. Photographed by C. Wu

and eastern Asia for the pan-Paci!c navigation of Manila galleons to America and
Europe, but also the main inbound center of domesticated grains, the new industrial
inventions, creations and technological innovation from Europe and America to
eastern Asia via Yuegang-Manila sea route and galleon navigation. These imported
exotic cultures, whether tangible or intangible, from Yuegang-Manila navigation
and the maritime globalization enriched ancient Chinese multiculturalism and
civilization.

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