청대 만리차도(萬里茶道)의 형성 연구

Abstract

In Qing Dynasty, Russia was a major trading partner of Shanxi merchants in their northern trade along with the Mongol region occupied by the Qing. Qing Dynasty and Russia made various treaties between them to build an institutional device for their merchants. The road was built after the Treaty of Kiakhta, and the historical changes in its routes can thus be divided into the early, middle, and late stages around Kiakhta. Trade along the border of Kiakhta happened in the early and middle stages, and Shanxi merchants crossed the border and engaged in trade in the territory of Russia in the late stage. Even though Shanxi merchants moved into Russia, the Sino-Russian Tea Road disappeared from the stage of history in the 20th century and marked the end of its 200-year history after experiencing a decline due to the unequal treaties between Qing and Russia, the Russian government's exclusion of Shanxi merchants in Russia, the weakening national power of Qing Dynasty, and the corruption and incompetence of Qing Dynasty.