1920年代 開城商人들의 紅蔘販路 視察記 考察 ― 『中遊日記』와 『香臺紀覽』을 中心으로

Abstract

Ginseng on the Korean Peninsula, along with silk and tea from China and silver from Japan, was an important product that formed the East Asian Trade Network, and is still increasing its value. Ginseng was established as an overseas export product thanks to the efforts of Kaesong merchants. While Japanese colonial era, Bong-sang Son and Sung-hak Gong, who Kaesong merchants were to played a major role in exporting ginseng products to overseas markets. In 1923 and 1928, they visited red ginseng markets in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan at the invitation of the Mitsui Company. After returning home, they published two books, China sightseeing diary中遊日記 and Travel in Hong Kong and Taiwan香臺紀覽, recording their inspection activities in the red ginseng market. In Chapter 2 of this paper, confirmed the perception of the global ginseng market by Kaesong merchants by organizing and analyzing the red ginseng market research records, especially the Shanghai meeting data contained in the China seeing diary. Chapter 3 looked at the passion for the development of red ginseng markets in southern China and Southeast Asia, including Taiwan and Xiamen, based on the record of Travel in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Chapter 4 confirmed the willingness and efforts of Kaesong merchants to develop their own overseas white ginseng sales market, which is not restricted by Mitsui Trading Co., a red ginseng monopoly, through an investigation of Ok Kwan-bin and Lee Yoo-sun, whom they met in Shanghai.