Changsha Economical Trade Raised In The Yangtze River Trade Route In Modern Times

Changsha is the capital city of Hunan Province, the administrative hub of Hunan Province. Since ancient times, there was strong cultural atmosphere, as the famous Yuelu Academy institution which has more than thousand year's history was located in this city. But the economic status of Changsha before the modern times was not obvious, even worse than a neighborhood city Xiangtan. Such uncoordinated situation in recent times taken a turn for the better. The forming of Yangtze River trade route had brought opportunities to development of the Changsha commerce and foreign trade, which stimulated the enormous economy potential of Changsha where was the political and cultural center of Hunan Province, especially after the opening of Hankou, the import and export of re-exports trade between Changsha and Hankou had gradually raised. As the Western powers transferred aggression center to the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and the neighborhood provinces, Hunan Province were forced open, first the Yuezhou city, Changsha city in particular, after which the import and export trade of Changsha showed a high level of growth trend and Changsha had gradually established Hunan Province center in this process. This paper intend to take plenty of first-hand information and trade statistics report which written by Hankow and Changsha Customs, and take use of a research method which the Japanese scholars Mr. Hamaxita (Binxia Wuzhi) once used to analyzed the import and export trade of Zhenjiang by using Customs data, to analyze the specific features of the import and export trade development trends and changes in Changsha since the second Opium War to the "May 4 Movement" In the past (1860-1919). The dynamic process of trading status changes of Changsha from quantitative to qualitative will be related with the forming process of entire Yangtze River trade route, especially the opening of Hankow, and not just confined the time after the opening of Changsha.The main structure is:The preamble, which makes a academic history recalled and explains the reasons for selection and article research ideas.Chapter I , outlined the business condition of Changsha before the Second Opium War, and inspects the specific development of foreign trade of Changsha since the Yangtze River trade route had formed, especially analyzed the import and export of re-export trade features between Hankow and Changsha.Chapter II, analysis of enormous opportunity of which come from the opening of Changsha, and the qualitative leap of import and export trade in this opportunity.Chapter III, specific discussion of the type and characteristics of import and export goods after the opening of Changsha, thereby study the relations and features of trade between Changsha and provinces, Changsha and the foreign country.Conclusion, made the conclusions and significance of issues.