Customs duties in the Qing Dynasty, ca. 1644-1911
China
Brill
2017
EISBN 9789004324886
Preliminary Material.
Introduction.
1 Research Approach.
2 The System of Customs Duties under the Qing Dynasty.
3 Land Border Customs.
4 Grand Canal and Yangtze River Customs.
5 Coastal Customs.
6 Yangguan .
7 Customs Duties and the Economy.
8 Conclusion.
Postscript.
Appendix A – Customs Revenues Collected at Changguan, 1723–1910.
Appendix B – Customs Revenue Data for Yuhei Guan, 1723–1911.
Appendix C – Customs Revenues Collected at Yangguan, 1844–1910.
References.
Index.
The history of customs duties reflects the development of the Qing fiscal system, especially in its transition from a rather traditional to a more modern economy. Mainly based on Qing archives, this book, the first research monograph on this subject in the English language, not only gives a brief introduction of each customs post’s transformation over time, but also provides the complete statistical data of each of these post over the Qing dynasty. Contributors are: Bas van Leeuwen, Bozhong Li, Maaten Duijvendak, Martin Uebele, Peter Foldvari, Yi Xu.
Introduction.
1 Research Approach.
2 The System of Customs Duties under the Qing Dynasty.
3 Land Border Customs.
4 Grand Canal and Yangtze River Customs.
5 Coastal Customs.
6 Yangguan .
7 Customs Duties and the Economy.
8 Conclusion.
Postscript.
Appendix A – Customs Revenues Collected at Changguan, 1723–1910.
Appendix B – Customs Revenue Data for Yuhei Guan, 1723–1911.
Appendix C – Customs Revenues Collected at Yangguan, 1844–1910.
References.
Index.
The history of customs duties reflects the development of the Qing fiscal system, especially in its transition from a rather traditional to a more modern economy. Mainly based on Qing archives, this book, the first research monograph on this subject in the English language, not only gives a brief introduction of each customs post’s transformation over time, but also provides the complete statistical data of each of these post over the Qing dynasty. Contributors are: Bas van Leeuwen, Bozhong Li, Maaten Duijvendak, Martin Uebele, Peter Foldvari, Yi Xu.
