清代中叶,天津河海运输业日益兴盛,开风气之先的闽粤商船来往天津贩运频繁,历时百年,交易异常活跃。无论是闽粤商人修筑的闽粤会馆,还是他们经营的商号都曾为天津的商业繁荣增辉添彩,促进了天津商业贸易的发展,使天津成为华北地区商业货物集散的主要商埠。 In the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the shipping industry in Tianjin became increasingly prosperous. The merchant vessels of Fujian and Guangdong that preceded the liberalization were frequent and frequent traders traveling to and from Tianjin for a hundred years and the transactions were extremely active. Both the Fujian-Guangdong Guildhouses built by the businessmen in Fujian and Guangdong, or the ones they run, have all added luster to the commercial prosperity of Tianjin, promoted the development of Tianjin’s commerce and trade and made Tianjin the main commercial port for the distribution of commercial goods in North China.