Author(s)

Chen Ziyu ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ College of History, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China

Corresponding Author

Chen Ziyu

ABSTRACT

The match industry in the North China region around 1937 showed significant differences. Before 1937, despite ups and downs, the match industry in North China was advancing in a wavering manner; after 1937, most Chinese-owned match factories were barely maintaining operations. Meanwhile, Japanese-owned match factories, although dominant and supported by the Japanese government, failed to stabilize match prices in the market. Especially in 1939-1940, the match prices in the Beijing-Tianjin area and the Shandong-Henan region surged dramatically, leading to a rapid market contraction, with Qingdao being particularly affected. The changes in the match industry in North China reflected the transformation of the modern social environment, with the pivotal year being 1937. The fluctuation of the match market and prices in North China was a clear manifestation of the overlapping changes and influences of social and natural environmental factors in the 1930s.

KEYWORDS

1937; North China; Match Industry; Prices; Changes

CITE THIS PAPER

Chen Ziyu, Research on the Changes in the Match Industry in North China around 1937. Lecture Notes on History (2024) Vol. 6: 85-92. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/history.2024.060112.

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