The Research Of Economic Modernization In Xinjiang Region From The Late Of Qing Dynasty To Republic Era

The research of modernization theory is already becoming the important fieldof modern and contemporary history in China. The development of economicmodernization in Xinjiang region, especially from the period of the late of QingDynasty to Republic Era, has a relatively unique route, different from the reformationdominated by the common people in the central and eastern regions and promoted bythe government in a forced way. By analyzing traditional agricultural, commercial andmanufacture development and character of Xinjiang region, the economical and socialstate of prophase and metaphase dominated by Qing Dynasty could be representedclearly. In Xinjiang, crop farming containing small-scale peasant economy, livestockfarming operated by officials and peasants, house-manufacture providing forthemselves, business organization managed by merchant from pluralistic classes,became original power of this region economical modernization and important basisof social economy flourishing, industrialization deep-going and urbanization alteringfrom day to day, and agricultural house-manufacture and commercial achievements bealso acquired rapidly. Since province established in Xinjiang, the sprout of economicmodernization was appeared gradually, at the same time, the traditional economypaved the way to it. Through destruction and rebuilt several times,the economyrequired a new life and energy.A unique economic developing mode, that theorypointed the way to the polybasic economy, brought the decline of the traditionaleconomy and the flourishing of pluralistic structure of economy and society. Thepublic policy of Zongtang Zuo and thoughts about rebuilding of Jintang Liuinfluenced developing ways of this region economic modernization. Gradually,commercialization of goods, handicraft art bureau and bourgeois relations ofproduction sprang up. National bourgeois, as the crucial group of this regioneconomical and social development, was on the stage. Republic era, as striving to pursue profit, the group of bourgeois became larger. The policy of officials thatRepublic of China dispatched, especially Zengxin Yang and Shicai Sheng, showedenthusiasm of encouraging the development of capitalism. Just that time, neitheragriculture, machinery industry, foreign trade, nor economy of urban shows thedifferent scene from the Middle and East. In a manner of speaking, the sprout ofeconomic modernization was made a efficient way for the developing in Republic Era.The operational style influenced by the hinterland, but differed from it, whichgenerate the unique of developing condition in Xinjiang province.