This article investigates regional and occupational differences among Jiangnan guild halls to examine their functions and character. It argues that the guild hall was an extra-provincials’ social organization that, c...This article investigates regional and occupational differences among Jiangnan guild halls to examine their functions and character. It argues that the guild hall was an extra-provincials’ social organization that, centered on merchants, possessed at the same time considerable economic capacities.展开更多
文摘This article investigates regional and occupational differences among Jiangnan guild halls to examine their functions and character. It argues that the guild hall was an extra-provincials’ social organization that, centered on merchants, possessed at the same time considerable economic capacities.