JOURNAL ARTICLE

Shanxi's Men on the Spot: The Rise of Long-Distance Trading Firms on the Northern Frontier.

  • Published In: Late Imperial China, 2023, v. 44, n. 2. P. 25 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Qiao, George Zhijian 3 of 3

Abstract

Using archival records of the Gao Pu jade-smuggling case of the late Qianlong reign, this essay reconstructs the life story of Zhang Luan, the case's merchant protagonist. By foregrounding how Sanyihao, a Shanxi trading firm based in Guihuacheng (Hohhot), shaped Zhang's career, I aim to reveal unknown details about the Shanxi firms' operation and provide new perspectives on the evolution of the Chinese firm prior to the nineteenth century. I argue that the thriving long distance trade on the Qing Empire's northern frontier provided a crucial stimulus in spurring the development of the firm organization in China during the eighteenth century. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Late Imperial China. 2023/12, Vol. 44, Issue 2, p25
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0884-3236
  • DOI:10.1353/late.2023.a918495
  • Accession Number:175234395
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