The Lingnan Area and the Middle and Lower Yangtze River Basin:Huizhou Merchant Activities and Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui under the Background of Inter-regional Trade
This article explores the impact of Huizhou merchants'activities on the social life of Huizhou villages during Qing Dynasty by organizing letters from Lu Village in Yi County.It can be seen that,at the latest from the prosperous Qing era,the economy of Yi County has been closely related to inter-regional trade activities.Whether Guangzhou,which is located in the South China,or Hankou,Jiujiang and Datong,etc.,which are located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River,many important port cities have been quite closely associated with the remote mountain village of Lu.Especially in the tea business,there is fierce competition in many aspects from tea production to sales.In order to maximize their own interests,rational merchants carefully planed marketing strategies and set purchase and sales scales according to the tea market conditions in Hankou and Guangzhou.The profits obtained from the frequent tea trade flowed into southern Anhui continuously,and then promoted the development of Huizhou village society.
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