Customs, Environment, And Economic Life

The level of one region's economic development depends on the local industrial structure,Modern regional economics.This theory also applies to the period of China's traditional society. In China's traditional industrial structure of society, the largest share of agriculture, business second.Therefore, the level of a regional agricultural economic and business can often reflect the level of economic development in this area.Based on this, selecting the northern region of Shaanxi Province (Shanbei)in the Qing Dynasty,through the study of agriculture and commerce in the various counties and different periods,exploring the regional differences in economic development in Northern of Shaanxi.In agricultural part,"barren soil poor people "is the main line,based onl it,.analyzing the different conditions for agricultural production and the differences about agricultural economic development.Then, we have the analysis of the districts differences in the way of people live. Since the resource endowment is not a fundamental change in the various counties in Shanbei, Qing Dynasty, there is no essential change in relative level of economic development among the various counties in Shanbei, and this trend Extended to the modern consensus.To seize the commercial portion of its main features,-"little merchants"to some counties, "businessmen increasing"process in large areas,investigating the differences about commercial development and the northern residents of regional differences in the business sense and commercial participation in inter-regional differences. Pointing out that, before Tongzhi and Guangxu,this difference mainly reflected in Fugu, Shenmu and Yulin region and other regions prosperity.From the beginning of Tongzhi and Guangxu,the rise of commercial towns along the Greatwall,Formation and Development of Commercial area along the Yellow River,and the rise of the counties business along the main roads.About business sense among the residents of all regions and the difference of business participation,it is closely related with the level of commercial development land,and influence each other and promote each other.Overlay analysis of agricultural economic development and business development,Northern Shaanxi Province in the Qing Dynasty,pointed out that formed a four economic zones of Shanbei: (1)Economic Zone along the Greatwall.Including five counties--Yulin,Fugu,Yulin,Dingbian and Jingbian.Agricultural economy of the area subject to the natural environment, low levels of development. Re-export trade flourished, and the formation of two business centers-Fugu County andYulin city.(2)Economic Zone along the Yellow River.The northern sub-zone's economy depend mainly on agriculture in the Early Qing Dynasty,constituted by the Jiazhou,Suide,Qingjian and Wubu.The late Qing Dynasty, in Suide, Qingjian,many indigenous are in business, the economy is rapidly increasing.South economic sub-regions-Yichuan's agricultural and animal husbandry are well-developed,it is the main grain producing area in northern Shaanxi and grain exporter.Commercial development is high level, county economic development living in the forefront.(3)Inland Economic Zone.This area is in deep inland of Shanbei, traffic inconvenience, trade barriers and agricultural production was only maintained at the subsistence level.Only in area of Fuzhou, it has good agricultural foundation and economic levels are higher.(4) Economic Zone of Beishan.The eastern part of the economic sub-regions is composed with the Binzhou Zhilizhou,Yongshou and Linyou,itsarable land is small, almost no business (except Changwu). However, profit-rich property in the mountains, eat their daily use to be and the higher self. By the state, Western Economic sub-region,Qianyang and Longzhou, agriculture is developed, commercial prosperity, the residents were all business.lt is the highest level of economic development.Overall,"Barren soil poor people, few merchants"--the typical "northern phenomenon" is a northern region where the total literature on the description of the economic situation, is a grasp of the macro.Throughout the nearly three hundred years in the Qing Dynasty, Shanbei's development. "barren soil poor people"--the basic economic status did not significantly change, and continued until modern times.This shows that the process of impoverishment of Shanbei has continued.The historical records about "little merchants" the gap between the real situation. In the Qing Dynasty, the northern region in a slow overall business development, business development and inadequate nature of the lag is the main business characteristics.