晚清民国时期古镇大通近代工商业的兴衰

Rise and Decline of Modern Industry and Commerce in Ancient Town Datong in Late Qing dynasty and the Republic of China

皖江古镇大通,近代以来,民族航运业在外国轮船公司的刺激下开始兴起并走向兴盛;近代商业亦随之更加繁荣,发展成为皖江流域盐、粮等货物的集散中心,成为安徽四大商埠之一;纺织、化工、电力等近代工业开始兴办;创办了近代邮政和电信;开办了银行,建立起近代金融业;出现了近代西医药业店铺和诊所;创办了《新大通报》、《鹊江日报》等报,诞生了近代新闻业;服务业更为成熟,酒馆、茶社、洗浴等门类齐全。但由于抗战时期日本的破坏性轰炸,政府助推政策的消失和交通事业的发展,大通的近代工商业的勃兴渐趋式微。

Since modern times, stimulated by foreign shipping companies, the national shipping business in the ancient town Datong has thrived. Modern business become more prosperous. And the town becomes the collecting and distributing center of salt and grain as well as one of the four trading ports in Anhui. Modem industry such as spinning, chemical industry and electricity begins to set up. Modern post and telecom and banking are established. The shops and clinics of western medicines grow. Modern newspapers, New Datong Daily and Quejiang Daily are started. A complete range of service has grown. But the prosperity declined because of the Japanese bombing, the disappearance of government＇s boosting policy and the development of traffic.