Research On The Chongqing Traditional Chinese Medicine Commercial Trade Association During The Anti-japanese War(1939-1945)

The Chongqing traditional Chinese medicine commercial trade association is one of the numerous industrial and commercial organizations 0f Chongqing during the Republic of China.It takes the companies,trade numbers and factories sales premises in the region of Chongqing as its management object.The Chongqing traditional Chinese medicine commercial trade has a long history of development.During the period of the Comprehensive Anti-Japanese War,due to the increasing number of people who moved in,the prevalence of diseases,the number of patients,and the increasing demand for drugs,making Chongqing's traditional medicine production and sales flourished.In order to adapt to the war and strengthen the management of the national economy,the government began to restructure the industrial and commercial trade organizations;The Chongqing traditional Chinese medicine commercial trade association was restructured in 1939,specialized and institutionalized,which was more conducive to the government's management.During the Comprehensive Anti-Japanese War,industrial and commercial trade organizations' economic and management system under national government's control,and trade associations became an important power for the government to manage the economy.In this period,the economic function of the Chongqing Traditional Chinese Medicine Commercial Trade Association not only as traditional function of standardizing industry order and mediating industry disputes,but also a membership management and price negotiation function,becoming a market intermediary which connected the traditional Chinese medicine industry and the government.The social public interest function also showed war features,focused on personnel training and participated in the Anti-Japanese national salvation movement.At the same time,due to the needs of business,the Chongqing traditional Chinese medicine commercial trade association strengthened the horizontal connection with the government,local industry and commerce organizations,the Chongqing association of traditional Chinese physicians and nonlocal industry and commerce organizations.The paper based on the Chongqing traditional Chinese medicine commercial trade association during the Anti-Japanese War as the research object,taking the organizational structure and management operation,economic and social functions ofthe Chongqing traditional Chinese medicine commercial trade association,and discusses the organizational situation,functions and social relations interaction of the Chongqing traditional Chinese medicine commercial trade association during the war of resistance against Japanese aggression.It draw a conclusion that the Chongqing traditional Chinese medicine commercial trade association during the Anti-Japanese War has a complete organization setup,Clear lines of authority,making it expand its function during the war,and show different subjects relationship characteristics.