Shanxi merchants

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search

Shanxi merchants (Chinese: 晋商 jinshang) were prominent businessmen from the Song to the Qing dynasty. They were responsible for creating the first banking institutions in China. China Central Television created an eight-part documentary about them in 2006.

See also

External links


<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>