Haicheng County

Haicheng County 海澄縣
County of China
1567–1960
History
History
• Established	17 January 1567
• Disestablished	1960
Succeeded by Longhai City
Today part of	China

Haicheng County was a historic county in South China, dating to the Ming Dynasty. During the late Ming Dynasty, Haicheng was one of China's most important ports, earning the moniker "Little Suzhou-Hangzhou" (小蘇杭), a reference to the historically prominent trading centers of Hangzhou and Suzhou.

History[]

Haicheng was elevated to county status on 17 January 1567 during the Ming Dynasty, and was the site of Yuegang (Moon Harbor), a major seaport handling the majority of maritime trade with Southeast Asia.^[1] Haicheng County was merged with Longxi County in 1960 to form the modern-day Longhai City in Fujian Province. For most of its history, the administrative center of the county was in (石碼).

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