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The Chinese port city of Hangzhou thrives economically as a result of Hangzhou being a global transit port for commodity such as fragrant woods and spices imported from South East Asia mainly from the Srivijaya empire in Palembang, and also Indian spices and Chinese silk and porcelain commodity.
Chinese port of Hangzhou, a silk road transit hub where people from various countries would come to trade. The Chinese ventured south to the port cities of Southeast Asia all the way to the Srivijaya empire in Palembang in order to obtain a wide variety of goods, such as ivory, tin, sandalwood, medicinal products such as camphor and aloe, as well as other spices such as nutmeg. And in turn, the Srivijaya empire imported Indian spices as well as silk and porcelain products from China. The Srivijaya empire had control over the strait of Malacca, an important waterway for the trade between the Indian Ocean and South China Sea. The Srivijaya empire became a wealthy and powerful major player by conducting trades, and also by taxing the traders that passed through the waters of its kingdom. The early silk road trade marks the beginning of globalization where people from all over the world would come together to these port cities and be involved in trade with one other bringing a high volume of trade between countries.
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