The leading role of Shanxi merchants in trade along the tea road
Congrong Hao
Taiyuan Normal University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59429/bam.v7i3.11332
Keywords: Shanxi Merchants; the tea road; sino-russia trade
Abstract
The Tea Road was the third international business road, second to the Land Silk Road and Sea Silk Road. Shanxi merchants in Qing Dynasty played an important role in the Tea Road international trade. They initiated the chain operation of tea trade, pioneered the tea transportation route, initiated and improved the financial system as well as the managerial system of the businesses associated with the Tea Road trade.
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