| In modern times, the shipping industry is the bridge and intermediary of Imperialism to invade China. After Opium War, the traditional yacht shipping industry of Guangzhou was badly impacted by foreign advanced transportation, and declined rapidly.Facing the threat of foreign superior shipping capitals, Guangzhou privately operated shipping industry successively experienced two peaks of development between the First World War period and the Guangdong and Hong Kong general strike period, utilizing the features of the Pearl River' system, its own advantages and good developing opportunities of home and abroad, and positively developed the shipping industry of inland rivers after the ban of inland rivers' navigation had gradually relieved. The development of Guangzhou privately operated shipping industry, especially for the shipping industry of inland rivers, had broken through the extrusion of foreign shipping industry, demonstrating strong vitalities, and actually became the main body and the backbone of national shipping industry. Its rapidly development had many vital functions: Enhanced the strength of Guangzhou shipping industry, retrieved parts of the shipping rights, facilitated urban and rural transportation of Guangzhou, impelled the development of its economy and society, and also promote the modernization process of Guangzhou waterway transportation to a certain extent.Certainly, its developing path was extremely tortuous, from which we could draw the following enlightenments: to develop Guangzhou privately operated shipping industry, we should adopt the flexible struggle strategies; to develop Guangzhou privately operated shipping industry, we should hold the opportunities; to develop Guangzhou privately operated shipping industry, we should pay attention to introduce and innovate the technology. With Guangzhou being the biggest port in Pearl River, we should greatly develop water transportation. |
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