Question

The original usage of the term “comprador” denoted servants in this non-Portuguese city who went to market to buy for their households. This city is the capital of a province where native peoples referred to as Punti massacred a group whose name means “guest families” during a thirteen-year-long “Clan War.” That war was sparked by lingering resentment from the Red Turban’s failed attempt to capture this city. This city was the center of the (*) Thirteen Factories monopoly (10[1])which arose out of the Qianlong emperor’s isolationist policy. It’s not Hong Kong, but two (-5[1])1841 battles during the First Opium War centered around this Pearl River port city, (10[1])which was the only city where foreign trade was allowed. (-5[1])For 10 points, name this capital of Guǎngdōng province, which (10[1])lends its alternate name to a dialect of Chinese spoken in Hong Kong. (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Guǎngzhōu [or Canton]
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