The Ningbo's Import And Export Trade, During The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom

After the first Opium War and Ningbo was opened as a treaty port, since then, Ningbo's foreign trade had entered a new historical period of development, however, since its inception, the Ningbo's foreign trade growth has not been as rapid development as the history.In the History, since the Tang Dynasty, the foreign contaction of Ningbo become more and more frequent, this situation last long thousands of years, Ningbo's economic prosperity gave the Western countries a deep impression, so that after the first Opium War, the "Nanjing Treaty" was signed, in the open trading ports, Ningbo was included.In the early years the development of Ningbo's foreign trade is very slow, but specific to each period, there are many bright spots, this article studies the heaven period Ningbo's foreign trade situation._The rise of the Taiping movement promoted the trade of Ningbo,, increasing the rapid economic development of Ningbo. From 1851 to 1866, the Ministry of the Taiping was completely wiped out 15 years, Ningbo's foreign trade exchange of the period can be divided into three phases:The first phase, from the Taiping occupation of Nanjing in 1853, to 1860, prior to occupation of Ningbo, this period Ningbo, although not directly under the control of Taiping, but certainly been influenced after the Taiping occupation Zhejiang,, because of the economic hinterland of Ningbo, all in a gradual manner under the control of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Ningbo's foreign trade can not avoid dealing with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, so the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's foreign trade policy will largely affect the Ningbo's import and export trade size of import and export commodity situation. The second stage, when the Taiping occupied Ningbo after this period although only five months, but taken after the Taiping occupation of Ningbo, a variety of policy, the development of Ningbo's foreign trade had a significant impact, the third stage, from 1861-1866 years, after the Taiping exit Ningbo, Zhejiang, most of this period are still under the control of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, it is still influenced import and export trade of Ningbo but with the decline of the Taiping movement, its increasing influence of Ningbo, weaker and weakerAt the same time we can not exaggerate the Taiping Rebellion the impact of the development of Ningbo, in fact, due to the long war, society was unstable, the production can not be normal, which is the largest economic development obstacles, coupled with 40 years of Ningbo Foreign Trade decline, have led to the fifties or sixties the slow growth of import and export in Ningbo.