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黄埔古港& 粤海第一关纪念馆讲解词 A ncient Huangpu Port and Museum of Guangdong ’s Port 各位来宾大家好!欢迎莅临黄埔古港景区! Hello, everybody! e toAncient Huangpu Port Scenic Spot! 广州有两千多年长盛不衰的对外贸易历史,在 1757 年清政府实行“一口通商”后, 更是成为了全中国唯一开放的对外贸易口岸,长达 80多年。而作为广州外港的黄埔古港成为外洋船舶的指定下锚地,外国来华商船必须在此办理卸货、通关和回程手续。于是,在世界航路开通后,世界各国的商船都停泊在黄埔,使它在贸易全球化中扮演了重要的角色。据统计,在1758-1838 年的八十年间,停靠在黄埔古港的各国商船达到 5107 艘。其中便有一艘大家所熟知的商船——瑞典的哥德堡号。 Guangzhou has a2000-year foreign trade history. After the Qing government implemented the Canton System in1757, Guangzhou had been China ’sonly trading port opened toforeign countries for more than 80years. The ancient Huangpu Port, asanouter port ofGuangzhou, was the designated anchorage for foreign ships. Foreign ships toChina were required togothrough the formalities ofunloading, customs clearance and return atHuangpu. After the ocean passages for the world were open, the merchant ships from all over the world were anchored atHuangpu Port, making itplay animportant role animportant port intrade globalization. According tostatistics, during the 80years from 1758 to1838, altogether 5,107 foreign ships were anchored atthe ancient Huangpu Port, including awell-known Swedish merchant ship “”. (哥德堡号雕塑) (“ ” Sculpture) 2006 年7月18 日,瑞典国王和王后率仿古商船哥德堡号沿着 260 多年前的航线重访广州,并来到黄埔古港,还亲自为这座纪念中瑞友好的纪念雕塑揭幕。在雕塑后面我们还能看到国王的亲笔签名。这座雕塑背景部分描绘的是当时货如轮转的对外贸易中心广州十三行,而铜制主体则是十八世纪曾三次造访广州的哥德堡号商船。公元 1745 年,哥德堡号第三次来到广州贸易,停泊在黄埔古港,等待瑞典商人从广州十三行采购货物回来装满后返回瑞典。当这艘载满 700 吨中国货物的商船在即将到达本国港口的时候,不幸触礁沉没了。 OnJuly 18, 2006, Swedish King and Queen led adelegation tosail into Guangzhou aboard areplica along the sea route over 260 years ago and arrived atthe ancient Huangpu Port. They unveiled memorative sculpture for Sino-Swedish relations. Behind the sculpture isthe autograph ofthe king. The background ofthe sculpture reflects the then foreign trade center, Guangzhou Thirteen Hongs. Thebronze part body made from bronze isthe 18 thcentury merchant ship “”that made three voyages toGuangzhou. In1745, the made its third voyage toGuangzhou an