清末和民国徽州民间的经济互助——以徽州会书为中心

Mutual Economic Assistance among the People in Huizhou in the Late of Qing Dynasty and in the Republic of China --an analysis based on Huishu

会书是探悉清末和民国徽州民间经济互助的钥匙之一。徽州经济类型的“会”可追溯到宋代,到清朝极其普遍。它具有组织严密、操作规范、保障有力等特点,是徽州民间社会保持稳定的重要经济因素。

Huishu is one of the keys to probe into the mutual economic assistance among the people in Huizhou in the late of Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. 'Hui (gathering in English)', a type of local economy in Huizhou, which could date back to Song Dynasty, developed to its maturity in Qing Dynasty. It was well organized, orderly operated and effectively ensured, and it played an important role in the social stability in Huizhou.