The Trade of Traditional Chinese Medicine Materials in Hankou from 1872 to 1919

The inter-port trade of traditional Chinese medicinal (TCM) materials dominated business structure in Hankou in 1872 to 1919, while the transfer trade of TCM materials also played an important role. Before 1904, musk was the predominant trading medicinal material among all TCM materials traded in Hankou, followed by Rhus chinensis mill. In the modern times, Hankou ranked second only to Shanghai in China in terms of the trading volume of TCM materials, since Hankou enjoyed a pronounced growth momentum then. If we look at each TCM materials’ market size, trading routes, and trading volume among various inflow and outflow ports, we can see based on the Hankou TCM materials trading structure that although there were changes from 1872 to 1919, the TCM business network and market performances formed in Hankou since the Qing dynasty did not sustain any disastrous impact from national economic and social changes, and their original vitality had retained. This was primarily due to the huge market demand in modern Hankou, the TCM commodity characteristics and the developed domestic market trade network in modern China.     

汉口徽商与社会风尚--以《汉口丛谈》为例

从<汉口丛谈>的记载可以看出,汉口徽商与扬州徽商的基本特征还是相同的,由于地理位置的不同,也由于作者关注事物眼光的不同,我们看到的汉口徽商有着一些与扬州徽商稍微不同的生活方式和精神风貌,地域的烙印比较明显.     

饶家驹与难民区相关问题再探讨

1937年底饶家驹在上海创办了南市难民区,次年又在汉口建立了难民区,为战时难民保护作出了卓越的贡献。本文主要从三个方面论述饶家驹与难民区:一是南市难民区的成立时机。由于饶家驹的努力,南市难民区建立的时间尽可能地提前了。二是南市难民区收容人数。南市难民区最多时收容难民20万以上,在其存在期间大约保护了30万中国难民。三是饶家驹与汉口难民区。饶家驹经过多方奔走成功建立了汉口难民区,但由于日军的蓄意破坏,难民区无法发挥保护难民的作用。