Guangzhou celebrates 240th anniversary of U.S. merchant ship trip to China

GUANGZHOU, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- The 240th anniversary of the maiden voyage of the Empress of China, a U.S. merchant ship, was commemorated on Wednesday in Pazhou, located in the southern Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou.

On Feb. 22, 1784, the Empress of China set sail from New York, carrying American ginseng, furs, cotton and other commodities. It arrived at the old port of Huangpu in Pazhou on Aug. 28 of the same