明清时期徽商与晋商经济活动的价值取向

徽商和晋商是对中国经济产生重要影响的两大商帮。通过大量文献资料,从传统文化分析的角度,考察明清时期中国的徽商与晋商。研究发现,不仅其兴衰轨迹极其相似,而且商帮性质别无二致,二者经营机制各具特色,价值取向迥然有异,其中最大区别是两者在文化渊源上折射出＂徽商重儒,晋商尚武＂。

Value Orientation of Economic Activities in Anhui and Shanxi Merchants during the Ming and Qing Dynasties

The merchants in ancient Anhui and Shanxi played an important role in the development of economy in ancient China. We probe into the value orientation in the economic activities of these two groups of merchants in the Ming and Qing Dynasties by the scrutiny of all literature available and a detailed analysis to traditional cultures. It is found that they had undergone a similar way of development with no difference in group structures. However, they were different in business patterns and value orientations. The merchants from Anhui stuck to a scholarly way of business running while those from Shanxi stressed on physical power.