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This chapter discusses the transformation of family lineages and family household in the Qing Dynasty as well as the rise of family enterprises in this period.
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Chamber members included individuals, social organizations, industry associations focused on particular sectors, and companies.
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All numbers were estimated by Bergère (1989).
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The family name Rong originated from Jun’s feudal territory Rong, which was located in the area that is now the city of Zhengzhou in Henan Province.
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Bergère, M. C. (1989). Golden Age of the Chinese Bourgeoisie, 1911–1937. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Skinner, G. W. (1977). Regional Urbanization in Nineteenth-Century China. In G. W. Skinner (Ed.), The City in Late Imperial China (p. 214). Stanford: Stanford University Press.
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Chen, L., Zhu, J.A., Fang, H. (2021). Transformation of Family Lineages in Modern China and the Rise of Family Enterprises. In: Family Business in China, Volume 1. Palgrave Macmillan Asian Business Series. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51395-5_6
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