During the Republic of China,Tianjin became a distribution center for cotton distribution in North China.Warehouses and bank warehouses,which operated cotton storage business,played an important role in cotton storage.Among them,due to the earlier history of the warehouse,the original construction of its scale was not grand enough,and the capacity of handling was limited.In contrast,the bank warehouse had a late advantage,so in the number of warehouses,warehouse capacity,storage environment,warehouse management,storage security and other aspects had shown great advantages.Because the cotton import and export trade of the center had been the most income-generating commodity in Tianjin and even North China for many years,it had been paid attention and concern by the government and even all walks of life.The cot-ton warehouse was a comprehensive reflection of modern Tianjin's economic forms such as material transfer,agricultural product transportation,commercial trade,financial services,etc.It played an important role in improving the cotton storage environment,providing financial support for cotton merchants,and promoting the development of insurance industry.
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