The Gilds of China With an Account of the Gild Merchant or Co Hong of Canton
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Published: July 31, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 108
ISBN-13: 9781417937684
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history; History: World; History; History - General History; China; Asia - China
First sentence: THE hanse or gild merchant, organised to retain the advantages of trading in the locality for the benefit of the denizens of the locality, does not exist generally in China to-day, nor, with two or three exceptions to be referred to later, is there anything to show that it ever has existed; but other forms of gild, such as that exemplified in the steelyard, and in the craft or mistery, are both found there in full vigour.