Alternate Title
近代商號資料庫
Category
Archival Material
Institution
Institute of Modern History, Academia Sinica
Access
open access
URL
https://mhdb.mh.sinica.edu.tw/firms/
Description
The Firms in Modern China Database (近代商號資料庫), developed by the Urban History Research Group at the Institute of Modern History (Academia Sinica), compiles structured records on commercial firms in Republican-era cities including Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Suzhou, and Wuhan, drawn from historical city guides. Each record includes the firm's city, address, period, industry classification, business activities, scale, and names and basic information of managers, supporting research on commercial networks and business history in modern China.
Source List
ACLS Open Database Resource Guide
Tags
Republican era (1912–1949) Economy Local history Historical archive
Last Modified
5/29/2026 10:54pm