Shunshun Zhu
School of History and Culture, Northwest Minzu University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
*Corresponding author: Shunshun Zhu
Abstract
As an important part of the Silk Road, the Hexi Corridor was the only way for foreign envoys and merchants to enter the Central Plains. However, the academic circle has different opinions on the economic development rate of Hexi Corridor, or "stagnation theory" or "development theory", so it is necessary to make a comprehensive judgment from various aspects: the records of the prosperity of the economic school of Hexi Corridor in the travel notes of foreign businessmen and travelers reflect the general situation of the development of the commodity economy of Hexi Corridor in the Ming Dynasty to a certain extent; The economic convenience provided by the East-west connection of the Silk Road and the promotion of economic policies of the Ming Dynasty such as "tributary system" and "open central system" had a great policy "pull" on its economic development, forming a commodity economic radiation circle with "oasis trade" as the core in the Hexi Corridor area. More importantly, the contradiction between the actual carrying capacity of land resources and the actual resident population in the "oasis" of Hexi Corridor has indirectly promoted the transformation of production mode in Hexi Corridor, created a market for the development of commodity economy in Hexi Corridor and provided a large number of commodity producers. Various factors can prove that the commodity economy of Hexi Corridor in Ming Dynasty is developing continuously, not in a period of "stagnation".
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How to cite this paper
Analysis on the Reasons of Commodity Economy Development in Hexi Corridor in Ming Dynasty
How to cite this paper: Shunshun Zhu. (2023) Analysis on the Reasons of Commodity Economy Development in Hexi Corridor in Ming Dynasty. Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Science, 7(2), 470-474.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jhass.2023.02.042