Abstract
This chapter briefs the China history from Qing Dynasty (1644–1911) to Republic of China (1912–1949) to People’s Republic of China (1949–Now) after reviewing the development and relationship between China and the world. The development of economy and society during the past 300 years in China is further analyzed from the aspects of agriculture, handicraft industry and modern industry. It ends with summaries over the evolution of historical land, population and economic policies.
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A book published in 1637, was known as the world's first comprehensive work on agriculture and handicraft production.
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Buyer-up: a merchant who loaned or supply raw materials even tools to small handicrafts man, give certain fee or wages, then sold a product to the market.
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State operated economy is the economic form of means of production belongs to the state. Such as state-run factories, state farms, state-run shops, such as a national bank. Generated from the national investment and the nationalization of private enterprises.
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The complete collection of Sun Yatsen, Volume 9. Zhonghua Book Company. pp. 399.
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Wang Shiduo. Yi Bing Journal. Volume 3.
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Government Information Office, Executive Yuan, (Ed.). Population Administration. 1947. pp. 41.
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Record of Kangxi, volume 15.
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Textual Research on Qing Dynasty's Documents, Volume 3.
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Jin, X., Zhou, Y., Yang, X., Cheng, Y. (2018). Overview of the Chinese History During the Past 300 Years. In: Historical Farmland in China During 1661-1980. Historical Geography and Geosciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71879-8_1
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