It was an important affair that Wuhu was opened as a trading port in history of Wanjiang area, which had brought great changes to closed social system in Wanjiang since Wuhu was opened as a port, then Wanjiang was enrolled into the capitalist market.
This paper provides an overall research on the influence of Wuhu was opened to the changes of Wanjiang society and economy following the principles of history and sociology and economics.
The development of export and import after Wuhu was opened had effect on the prosperity of Wuhu business, the disintegration of natural economy, the development of commercial economy, the generation of industry and mining.