History of Chinese Commercial Fiction

Author: Qiu Shaoxiong
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: A History of Chinese Merchant Fiction aims to explore the historical trajectory of Chinese merchant fiction, investigate its characteristics and patterns of development, and examine its ideological significance and literary value. From the perspective of Chinese culture and social development, studying "Chinese Merchant Fiction" as a specialized research subject and establishing "Chinese Merchant Fictionology" holds unique cultural and practical significance. On this ancient land of China, we have established and developed a market economy, and thus we cannot overlook the specific environment of the Chinese context and the long-standing tradition of national cultural psychology. Chinese merchant fiction is rooted in perseverance, moral codes, and business experiences, exhibiting a distinct feature of "the complementarity of Confucian merchants and pragmatic desires." This is a highly vibrant tradition with strong vitality for the Chinese today, serving as an indispensable premise and reference for the development of a market economy in contemporary China.