Study On The Commerce In Modern Anqing(1840-1938)

The economic development of modern Anhui is also an important angle of view of the social and economic development of the eastern coastal provinces along the Yangtze River after the Opium War.As the provincial capital of Anhui at that time,Anqing's commercial development level not only represents an important aspect of the economic development level in Anhui,but also in many cities in Anhui province.And it is also one of the main windows to measure and observe the modern Anhui economy.Therefore,the value and significance of modern Anqing business as a research topic is quite obvious.The deadline for the interception of the topic is cut to 1938,because after June of this year,Anqing fell under Japanese puppet rule.The article refers to a large number of documents and media materials such as local chronicles,modern newspapers and magazines.At the same time,it also adopts some local literature and history materials in Anqing to demonstrate the main characteristics and rules of modern Anqing's commercial history and development,including the comparative study of Anqing and the main cities in the province.On the basis of this,it analyzes the changes and impacts of modern commercial development on Anqing's social life.It is mainly discussed in four parts:The first part inspects the commercial foundation of modern Anqing.From the three aspects of natural geographical location environment,material resources richness and political and economic status,this paper analyzes the conditions and advantages of Anqing's commercial development.The second part,from the perspective of many commercial "time-honored brand",middle agent,new-style business and business organization structure in modern Anqing,shows the development process and general picture of the commercial subjects in modern Anqing,thus revealing the general law of their development.The third part,through the commercial representation,deeply excavates the root cause of modern Anqing commercial development,and discusses the inner relevance and the basic characteristics of the relationship between the farmers,the old and new businesses and the government and business.In order to better illustrate the status of Anqing's commerce in the modern Anhui City,it contrasts the Anqing's commercial development with Anqing's.Clarify the particularity of modern Anqing's commercial development.The fourth part analyzes the impact of modern commercial development on Anqing society.Commercial development will break the solid state of traditional social structure and lifestyle.First,it will change the necessities of life of modern Anqing people.At the same time,it also optimizes the occupation structure of residents because of the new business.Secondly,it also brings about the improvement and modernization of urban public utilities,so as to renew people's ideas.Thirdly,the concept of job hunting has changed because of the changes in the commercial structure.The awareness of equality in human rights has increased and led to modern changes in vocational education and training in the society.The study of modern Anqing business has certain historical significance and provides a historical reference for the development of Anqing's business today.