Where is the former site of Lichuan Chamber of Commerce?

The former site of Lichuan Chamber of Commerce is a cultural relic protection unit in Jiangxi Province.

Lichuan Chamber of Commerce was established in the second year of the Republic of China (19 13).

Since Ming and Qing Dynasties, Lichuan has been a border town of Fujian and Jiangxi. Five counties, such as Guangze and Shaowu in Fujian, are connected with Wuyishan in the east and south, Nanfeng, Cheng Nan and Zixi in the west and north, and are known as thoroughfares of eight counties in Fujian and Jiangxi. Tan Li, which originated in Wuyi Mountain, has become a golden waterway for Lichuan traffic. The superior geographical environment promoted the prosperity of Lichuan's business. Nanjin Wharf, an old street in Ming and Qing Dynasties, has become an important transit point for goods in Fujian and Jiangxi provinces. Here, rivers and party, sails and stars are dotted, business trips are like clouds, people are crowded during the day and parties are held at night. During the light years of Qing Dynasty, there were more than 2,500 merchants and more than 750 large and small merchants in Wulichang Street of Nanjin Wharf, and there were more than 100 time-honored brands such as Hengchun, Wan Tai and Quanchang. Materials from Hankou, Nanchang, Fuzhou and other places go down the Yangtze River and up the Lihe River, where they are unloaded at Nanjin Wharf, and then loaded by wheelbarrows or vendors and transported to Guangze, Shaowu, Nanping, Fuzhou, Quanzhou and other places. Mushrooms, fungus, dried bamboo shoots, dictyophora and other delicacies in Wuyishan area and seafood such as bird's nest, sea cucumber, shark's fin and cuttlefish along Fuzhou coast are transported to foreign ports such as Nanchang and Hankou through business trips across Wuyishan. Salt from Fujian coastal areas is imported into cities and counties in Jiangxi and Poyang through Nanjin Wharf.

In order to seize business opportunities, businessmen from all over the world gathered in Lichuan and set up offices such as guilds and clubs in Nanjin Street. At the same time, for their own survival and competition, they have also established some trade associations and other management institutions. With the development of commercial trade, these systems gradually show their limitations. From merchants to consumers, they all expect a fair organization to regulate the operation of enterprises, and Lichuan Chamber of Commerce came into being.

At the beginning of the Chamber of Commerce, Confucian businessmen with high credibility and good reputation were elected as presidents by many businessmen, and Huang, Wang, Deng Shouzhen, Tu and Liu Taiming successively served as presidents. Elect five to seven directors at the same time, and implement a five-year rotation system; Appoint a secretary-general to handle daily affairs; The Chamber of Commerce is composed of 28 trade associations such as tobacco, stacking and Chinese medicine, and is in charge of various industry affairs; "Develop production and prosper the economy; Taking into account public and private interests, both employers and employees benefit; Mutual assistance between urban and rural areas and internal and external exchanges "is the purpose of the Chamber of Commerce. And raise funds to build a club on the west side of chamber of commerce lane in Nanjin street, the commercial center. This building imitates the European style and becomes the first European building in Lichuan Ming and Qing Old Street. The completion of the Chamber of Commerce Hall has made Chamber of Commerce Lane known as the "most" Gu Xiang in Nanjin. "The longest boudoir Gu Xiang, the largest industrial and commercial base, the largest number of ancient halls, the earliest teahouse theater and the most fashionable European architecture" have become the brightest symbol of Nanjin Commercial Street.

The establishment of Lichuan Chamber of Commerce has played a positive role in promoting Lichuan economy and prospering Lichuan market. Especially during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, a large number of refugees from enemy-occupied areas flooded into Lichuan, causing prices to soar. Lichuan Chamber of Commerce has played an important role in stabilizing prices, cracking down on profiteers and stabilizing people's hearts. 1953 China Federation of Industry and Commerce was established, and Lichuan Chamber of Commerce started a new journey.