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the maritime trade of Yuegang in Longqing period. The original maritime ban
administration Sea Guard Bureau (Haifang Guan, !%!) was changed to be the
custom taxation of!ce Duxiang Guan (!"!, Taxation Bureau). The set and
reform of the custom of!ce at Haicheng had been recorded in the chapter of
Taxation of Dongxiyang Kao (General Survey on the East and West Oceans, !"
!"!"):
Duxian Guan is located at the site of Sea Defending Bureau Jinhai Guan which had been
reformed to be Sea Guard Bureau Haifang Guan in the 42th year of Jiajing (1563). For
administrating the taxation of maritime trade, Haifang Guan was reformed again to be
Duxian Guan (Taxation Buraeu) in Wanli (*') period (1573–1619). (Zhang 1981,
p. 153)
The historical harbor heritages as wharfs, market places and administration
of!ces were investigated along the beach and riverside of Yuegang region
(Figs. 1.6, 1.7 and 1.8). The series of wharf sites are Xianguan (!!), Lutouwei
($%%), Zhonggu (##), Rongchuan ('"), Dianziwei ((+%), Agebo (&&
#) and Xiwei (%%), all were constructed by block stone. The old market places
specially for shipping trade are located at Xiankou (#(), Xiaweijie ("%!),
Nanmenwai (!"&), Gangkou (!(), Jiuqiao ($"), Xinqiaotou (""%),
Luzhengang ()#!) (Zheng 2011, 2013).

Fig. 1.6 The distribution of the historical landscapes of Yuegang harbor recorded in Haicheng
Xianzhi (Chronicle of Haicheng County) of Qianlong Period (Chen and Deng 1968, pp. 10)