Introduction To Japan-China Trade

Tamao Watanabe and Kazuo Ogawa

Chinese Economy, 1973, vol. 7, issue 1, 3-39

Abstract: The history of China's foreign trade dates back to the Han dynasty (206 B.C.-220 A.D.). The first trade relationship with modern European countries began during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). In the fifteenth century, a mighty merchant fleet commanded by Cheng Hao made seven voyages (1405-1433), establishing friendly relations and developing tributary trade ties with many countries, including the east coast of Africa. This enabled the Chinese to learn a great deal about the"South Seas," and Cheng Hao was later enshrined as a pioneer by expatriate Chinese in south and southeast Asia (the shrines dedicated to him are called"Three-Treasure Shrines" [san-pao miao]).

Date: 1973
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