| Hangzhou with a large population and commercial development is the capital of Zhejiang, Rice Market plays an important role in the society. Analyzing of grain output in Zhejiang Province and Hangzhou, I think the grain can’t satisfy Hangzhou. The existence of Hushu Rice Market which was related to the location and transportation was the inevitable trend of historical development. Hushu Rice Market was not only a consumer market but also a transit market. On the one hand, it met the needs of piople’s life, on the other hand, it transported to other areas in Zhejiang which lacked grain. Thanks to the combination of its internal structure and external distribution mechanism, Hushu Rice Market was an perfect market, which closely related to the regulatibe policy of goverments and the financial intermediation as well as the development of transportation. Not only that, Hushu Rice Market promoted the modernization of Hangzhou. |