Wuhu Rice Market developed fast under the condition of opening wharfs for trade,the key to which is its market,transportation and base of rice production.
The term of the Pan-Bohai Sea was brought forward long ago as a historical economy geography concept,while it bore a bran-new meaning after the opening of the ports by the Bohai Sea in 1860,and since then,it put greatly forward the economy of North China.
In the 1860’s, Yantai, Qingdao, Weihai and Longkou ports were open to the west countries in Shandong province. The trade of open ports improved the industry and agriculture of the hinterland, and finally adjusted economic structure of Shandong province, that is, economic axes didn’t distribute along the Great Channel, but along the ports and railway. The great gap and misbalance between the hinterland and the dis-hinterland came into being because of differences of the labor distribution between the east an...
Wuhu Rice Market developed fast under the condition of opening wharfs for trade,the key to which is its market,transportation and base of rice production.Li Hungchang 's proposal to transfer Zhenjiang Qihaokou Rice Market to Wuhu has a catalytic influence on it for its powerful clan,especially the merchants of Guangchoao who bring capital and market.
The economic region of the Pan-Bohai Sea is a concept of the Historical Economy Geography,it is different from the administrative region of the Pan-Bohai Sea.Its shape,range and structure vary from time to time affected by the economical radiative power of the sea ports.The term of the Pan-Bohai Sea was brought forward long ago as a historical economy geography concept,while it bore a bran-new meaning after the opening of the ports by the Bohai Sea in 1860,and since then,it put greatly forward the economy o...