Studies on Guangdong Merchants in Xun Region in Qing Dynasty
Abstract
In this paper，based on studies of Guangdong Merchants in Xun Region in Qing dynasty,I explore the social relations between Guangdong Merchants and the people in Xun country. Xun country,where the middle section of the zhu jiang River named xijiang flows through, is a bridge and link connecting the Midwest and Southeastern coastal areas of China. In the promotion of superior geographical environment and historical factors, the Guangdong Merehants entered to Guangxi for busniss and played a leading role in modernization. This article focuses on exploring social activities of Guangdong Merchants in Xun country,analysing the mutual benefit between them from the angle of the commercial operation and the contradictions and conflicts between them from the social activities of Guangdong and Xun people. Many business organizations formed in conflict and fellow feeling.And these organizations and the businessmen became an bridge of economic, cultural input in the process of integration and conflict .They brought about economic,social and historic change in Xun country.
Key words：Qing Dynasty , Xun Region , Guangdong Merchants
