Western merchants built trading posts near the remains of Fort Zeelandia.

There the Western merchants and officials of the Chinese treaty ports could entrain for their destinations in China.

It was an important position since Western merchants were not allowed to communicate with the emperor directly.

The Western merchants were allowed to occupy two- or three-story buildings, set back one hundred yards from the river.

Soon after the colony was founded, many British and other Western merchants along with Chinese from nearby Guangzhou flocked there to conduct business.

He painted portraits of Chinese and Western merchants, visiting sea-captains, and their families resident in Macau.

"Isn't it a little dangerous for a Western merchant in Mallorea?"

Western merchants and missionaries began seeking control of the area during the 12th century, establishing the city of Riga, Latvia in 1201.

This was formed around a fundamental disdain for both Western merchants and their goods.

Bangkok's economy gradually expanded through international trade, first with China, then with Western merchants returning in the early-to-mid nineteenth century.