Chinese Maritime Customs Service publications.

Format:

Book

Series:

Archives unbound

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

China. Hai guan zong shui wu si shu.

China.

Commerce.

History.

China--Commerce--History--19th century--Sources.

China--Commerce--History--20th century--Sources.

China--Economic conditions--1644-1912.

Economic conditions.

China--Economic conditions--1912-1949.

Genre:

Sources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (397 manuscripts).

Place of Publication:

Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, a Cengage Company, 2020.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The Maritime Customs Service of China (1854-1949) compiled and produced a huge number of publications from 1859 to 1949. These publications fall under six series: Statistical Series, Special Series, Miscellaneous Series, Service Series, Office Series, and Inspectorate Series. Out of these, the Statistical Series boasted the largest output. This collection is sourced from the 2nd Historical Archives of China in Nanjing and incorporates the core of the Statistical Series, including: Returns of the Import and Export Trade (or Returns of the trade), 1859-1866; Returns of Trade at the Treaty Ports in China, 1867-1881; Returns of Trade at the treaty Ports and Trade Report, 1882-1919 (bilingual: English and Chinese; Chinese version missing for 1885); Foreign Trade of China, 1920-1931 (bilingual: English and Chinese); The Trade of China, 1932-1948 (bilingual: English and Chinese); Decennial Reports on the Trade, Industries, et cetera, of the Ports Open to Foreign Commerce, and on the Condition and Development of the Treaty Port Provinces, 1882-1931 (bilingual: English and Chinese); Annual Returns of the Foreign Trade of Manchoukuo, 1932-1936 (bilingual: Chinese and English); and Monthly Returns of the Foreign Trade of Manchoukuo, January 1938-September 1940 (bilingual: Chinese and English). These publications together provide the only reliable and usable data for the study of Chinese trade and economy during the century-long period from mid-19th century to the mid-20th century.

Notes:

Date range of documents: 1850-1949.

Reproduction of the originals from The Second Historical Archives of China.

OCLC:

1232173610

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.