“西商”的源流及支系研究

A Study on the Origin of Western Merchants (Shaanxi and Shanxi Merchants) and Other Branches

“西商”是中国最早出现的商帮,在中国商业发展史上具有重要的地位。在占有大量资料的基础上,以缜密的手法,从历史地理和人文的广阔角度以及“西商”自身的发展脉络对“西商”的概念予以解读,较深刻地剖析了“西商”产生的社会条件和历史源流,并对“西商”商帮的帮派及支系做了较为科学的划分。

“Western merchants”are the earliest commercial gangs in China and they play a significant part in the development of Chinese commerce.On the basis of a large amount of data,this paper interprets the concept of“western merchants”from the perspective of historical geography and humanity and the development of“western merchants”,deeply analyzes the social conditions and historical origins of“western merchants”,and makes a more scientific division of the gangs and branches of“Western merchants”.