By Ng Chin-keong
The booklet examines the social and fiscal alterations in south Fukien (Fujian) at the southeast coast of China in the course of the overdue imperial occasions. confronted with land shortages and overpopulation, the agricultural inhabitants of south Fukien became to the ocean looking for clean possibilities to safe a livelihood. With the tacit aid of neighborhood officers and the coed gentry, the retailers performed a pivotal position in long-distance exchange, and the economic networks they confirmed spanned the full China coast, making the port urban of Amoy (Xiamen) an immense centre for maritime trade.
In the paintings, the writer discusses 4 interrelated spheres of job, specifically, the normal rural region, the port towns, the coastal exchange and the abroad alternate hyperlinks. He argues that the artistic use of extended family businesses was once key to the expansion of the Amoy community alongside the coast in addition to in a foreign country.
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This type of analysis is particularly relevant in the case of south Fukien because commercial activities were open to and involved the entire society in one way or another—even the vast supporting manpower of the rural sector. Besides providing a description of ships, cargoes and the like, this study hopes to etch the faces of the human actors on the historical scene. With this approach, we can better appreciate the strengths and limitations of Fukienese trade ventures. indd 6 10/21/14 9:34:16 AM Introduction 7 Map 1.
The first important aspect to consider is the man-land factor. Population and land were two ecological determinants in the social and economic development of south Fukien. 30 Double-cropping promoted a busier and better rotation system and therefore resulted in a rising man-land ratio. According to Dwight Perkins, the Chinese population, and presumably the output, rose about six times between the fourteenth and nineteenth centuries. Only about half of this rise can be accounted for by an extension of cultivated acreage.
Population and land were two ecological determinants in the social and economic development of south Fukien. 30 Double-cropping promoted a busier and better rotation system and therefore resulted in a rising man-land ratio. According to Dwight Perkins, the Chinese population, and presumably the output, rose about six times between the fourteenth and nineteenth centuries. Only about half of this rise can be accounted for by an extension of cultivated acreage. 33 In other words, agricultural improvements had 29 Rawski (1972), p.