On the Historic Status and Effect of Nanyang Commodity Exposition

Nanyang Commodity Exposition,held in Nanking in late Qing dynasty,is the first national commodity exposition in Chinese history. Though a failure in business, it brought about many social benefits.It guided the development of Chinese industry and commerce and had achieved the basic goals: to enlighten people and to develop industry. It helped to divert the businessmen's attention from simplex business to the integration of business, learning and research.