Influenced by many factors, Jilin’s tobacco industry began to rise gradually in the late Qing Dynasty. In the late Qing Dynasty, the tobacco industry in Jilin was mainly built by foreign businessmen, and the number of tobacco industries was not large and the geographical distribution was not extensive. After the establishment of the Republic of China, Jilin’s tobacco industry entered a period of rapid and prosperous development. On the one hand, the quantity and scale of tobacco industry were more and larger than that in the late Qing Dynasty. On the other hand, the tobacco industry has emerged in various parts of the province, and the geographical distribution is more extensive. In addition, during this period, the national tobacco industry began to rise gradually and occupy a place in Jilin tobacco market, breaking the monopoly situation of foreign tobacco enterprises in the past. In this process, market, transportation, population and raw materials were the main reasons for the rise and development of Jilin’s tobacco industry in modern times.

Wenfa Li. The Rise and Development of Jilin Tobacco Industry in Modern Times (1885-1931). Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (2023) Vol. 6, Issue 20: 105-110. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJHSS.2023.062018.

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