近代包头商业城市的兴起及回族商人的作用

The Rise of Modern Commercial City Baotou and The Effect of Hui Merchant

包头作为内蒙古地区黄河北岸重要的商业市镇,在清雍正、乾隆年间仅仅是一个以游牧经济为基础的荒僻村庄。到光绪初年后,随着外国资本主义的侵入,包头作为一个以皮、毛交易为中心的边界贸易城市发展起来。可见,皮、毛等商品交易的发展是包头兴起的一个十分重要的原因。在此过程中,一向在中国“具有企业精神”的回族发挥了中坚作用。

As an important commercial city on northern bank of the Yellow River in Inner Mongolia area, Baotou was just a wild and remote village based on nomadic economy before Yongzheng and Qianlong era of Qing Dynasty. In the early years of Guangxu era, as the penetration of foreign capitalism, Baotou developed as a border trade city focusing on fur - trading. Thus it can be seen that the development of fur - trading is the key reason for the rise of Baotou. The Hui people, who always mean ＂business spirit＂ in China, played an important role in this process.