The Research Of Economic Development In Southern Anhui In Ming Dynasty

The suitable climate and variety terrain feature of Southern Anhui were benefit for the full-development of different style economy. Such as agriculture, forestry, stock raising, sideline and fishery.Southern Anhui was an area which exploited earlier. During the Dongjin and South Dynasties, the economy of this area had already developed distinctly. The economy of Southern Anhui entered a new stage in Ming Dynasty. First of all, due to the largely increasing population compared to land, Southern Anhui took measures suited to local conditions on agriculture with kinds of running to solve the population pressure. Cereal crops had a great variety but inadequate quality. Economic crops were widely planted which improved the efficiency of land. With the development of forestry, fishery and stock raising, natural resources were used efficiency and the comprehensive utilization of water resource was improved. Secondly, the booming of characteristic industry appeared in Southern Anhui. Such as the institution of writing brush, ink, paper and inkstand, textile industry, dye industry, bamboo and wood processing industry, mining and refining industry, and brewing industry. Thirdly, businessmen group were active in Southern Anhui. They strengthened the economic relationship between Southern Anhui and the outside area. Meanwhile they also promoted the internet market development within the inner city and rural area in Southern Anhui.The development of Southern Anhui economy had its own characteristic: mountain forest economy coexisted with the regional economy of river and lakes; business group accelerated the economy of Southern Anhui; optimizing of industrial structure.