Research On Modern Foreign Trade In Yantai(1861-1937)

After the first Opium War, As Western powers’invasion, the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China, Disintegration of the subsistence economy of self-sufficiency, And has gradually become the world capitalism commodity market and raw materials suppliers. China began to degenerate into a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society. But some ports along the coast were forced to open, which made profound influence in its society. After the second Opium War, The Qing government was forced to open up to the outside world in1861of Yantai port, And at the same time established the Chefoo Customs, Yantai official opens the port to foreign trade. And Yantai port had a detail exploration on socio-economic development of Yantai and the north of Shandong Province. And the raw documents about the Yantai trade declarations from1861to1937,with the report of the Customs Trade of Yantai in modern times,Chefoo domestic and foreign trade situation and Decennial Report of Chefoo, Discusses the evolution foreign trade of Yantai in modern times, about foreign trade of Yantai, Development and change of Yantai foreign trade, the commodity structure of Yantai foreign tradc.lt is divided into four parts:Part I:Foreign trade of Yantai in early stage of the open portThis part about main objects of research, which Foreign trade of Yantai in Opens the port early time. First of all, analyses the conditions of Yantai development of foreign trade, open port of Yantai,and the establishment of Chefoo customs, and on this basis, expound the foreign trade of Yantai in early stage of the open port. From these analyzes we know, the foreign trade of Yantai in early stage of the open port, Especially the trade of foreign goods imports that development is very rapid.Part II:the total quantity change and analysis of Yantai foreign tradeIn this part, analysis the foreign trade from Yantai open port to Anti-Japanese war of divided into three periods of growth, prosperity and recession, and focus on the causes of rise and fall and main characteristics, which of All periods of Yantai foreign trade. Through the analysis of the total quantity of Yantai foreign trade,we know that although Yantai foreign trade have some fluctuations, but in general it is on the rise, and strong influence of Yantai foreign trade at construction of the port, The condition of hinterland traffic, natural disasters and the war. And in the later stages, which under the influence of other ports of Shandong province in the large extent.Part III:Analysis of Yantai foreign trade in commodity structureThis part analysis the situation of the total amount of exports of Yantai and the proportion of the national, and next, Specific analysis merchandise of import of foreign goods and export local product, and to draw that neither import of foreign goods nor export local product, which have large differences of the types and amount. And besides, and give a brief disscusion of Yantai foreign trade and city changes.With the development of Yantai’s foreign trade, Great changes have taken place in construction of Yantai City and population size.