Taiwan Strait Flowing Gold

Author: Huang Shan, Guan Qiong edited
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Publish Date: 2002-04-01
Features: The merchant guild, an ancient yet fresh topic. Its origins can be traced back to ancient times, yet it still occasionally appears in people's lives. The re-emergence of the discussion on merchant guilds itself is a new phenomenon in the era of reform and opening up. As the world window opens, the concept of economic development as the "hard truth" gradually takes root in people's minds. It is only then that people are surprised to discover from the merchant guilds that our ancestors possessed business wisdom and extraordinary talents. This is a valuable historical legacy that has permeated into the current economic life, with the modernization needs of Confucian merchants persistently manifesting in various ways. This book is one of the legends of Chinese merchant guilds, primarily telling the legendary stories of Fujian merchants over the past century. Through numerous real-life stories and facts, it presents the folk commercial culture of China in a highly readable and valuable form for the study of commercial history, allowing readers to be inspired by the culture, gain insights into the business wisdom of the past, understand the profound depth of the commercial culture of our ancestors, and appreciate the indomitable entrepreneurial spirit of the Chinese nation.