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Chinchew

Chinchew is a name used in older English books for a port in the Chinese province Fujian. Depending on the author, it may refer to one of the two different places:

  • Quanzhou, by later authors (the 19th century)
  • Zhangzhou, by earlier authors (16-17th century, especially as translation of Spanish/Portuguese "Chincheo").