The Secret of Shanxi Merchants’ Domination of Chinese Business World for 500 Years
Jin is an abbreviated name for the Province of Shanxi in China, So here, “Shanxi merchants,” otherwise known as “Jin merchants,” refers to the group of businessmen from Shanxi Province. The “Shanxi merchants,” which reached their prime in the Ming and Qing dynasties, were ranked first among the top 10 Chinese merchant groups. Based on ...