The Changes Of Guangzhou 's 13 - Line Trade System And Its Impact On Guangzhou' S Foreign Trade

During the Qin and Han dynasties, Guangzhou has germinated the foreign trade activities. In order to better manage the foreign trade, from 1757, the Qing Government ordered that only Guangzhou could be imported and exported trade. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the foreign trade of Guangzhou has experienced three periods: The Thirteen-hong trade system implementing period from 1757 to 1842; fading period from 1842 to 1860 and the new period of Guangzhou foreign trade from 1860 to 1911. Along with the changes of The Thirteen-hong trade system, Guangzhou foreign trade status has also undergone a corresponding change.The trade system of The Thirteen-hong is a special period of the foreign trade system, whose emergence and practice contributed to the unprecedented prosperity of foreign trade in Guangzhou. Data analysis by using relevant historical trade figures and combine with the change of The Thirteen-hong trade system can help us understand the influence on Guangzhou foreign trade situation. What is more, this paper also sums up the relationship between the change of The Thirteen-hong system and the Guangzhou foreign trade activities. Thus formulate The Thirteen-hong system has deeply influence on Guangzhou foreign trade activities. Moreover, The Thirteen-hong system of the negative impact of the Guangzhou foreign trade can be deadly, it unable to maintain the order of the rapid growing of the foreign trade activities for a long time and cause the system to be eliminated.