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The Ryukyu Censer in Lianyungang Museum is a first-class relic under national protection for it has witnessed the friendship between China and the Ryukyu Kingdom--the Okinawa county of Japan today, in history.
Ryukyu Kingdom started the tributary relationship with Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) in 1372 when China recognized the authority of the King of Chūzan and allowed the kingdom to trade formally at Ming ports.
In 1816 during the Qing Dynasty, the ships carrying Mao Chaoyu, an official of the Ryukyu Kingdom, and were hit by a hurricane in the sea and drifted to the Yingyou Mountain (Lianyungang Port today).
Shi Cailiang, the then magistrate of Lianyungang, warmly welcomed them. Shi helped repair the ships and replenished the supplies for Mao to return to Ryukyu Kingdom.
Out of gratitude, Mao and his men made a copper censer for Shi before their departure.
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