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Self-evident for hundreds of years for the medium to the middle of the Qing era Chinese feudal society undergoing profound internal change , precisely in this period, the Huishang the most prosperous stage , dominating the Chinese business community 's largest business group one of the distinctive characteristics of the times . The political the Merchants and feudal political forces combined to form a close connection with the Government, business characteristics , also showed a significant centrifugal tendencies , to some extent, to participate in the anti - feudal struggle then . Therefore, this period the Huishang who reflect the obvious political duality . Hui Merchants in economic activity by the development of the commodity economy , showing a new trend : First, more and more Huizhou join of doing business ranks the Huishang teams expanding ; Second, the formation of the Group the help of Huizhou supplier ; Endowment System reform , to promote the prosperity of the pawnbroking ; fourth , and more engaged in the commercial and cultural activities ; fifth , the investment industry , will be part of the commercial capital into industrial capital . Merchants' cultural undertakings is also closely related to the main features : first , donations to aid the construction of the College ; godson industry Confucianism, the imperial ; Third , Confucianism as well , also Jiayi Ru . The merchants' development of the Ming and Qing Dynasties , but also outstanding performance in its impact on the changes in the ideological and cultural and social customs : first , Huishang while maintaining the traditional Confucian morality , more of emphasis on realistic Lee ; Second , the commodity economy development and custom shift in attitudes , fueling a the Huishang luxury consumer of the wind .
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