Huizhou merchants, also known as Xin 'an merchants, became "Hui Gang", which was the general name of merchants and merchant groups in the old Huizhou prefecture (Shexian, Xiuning, Wuyuan, Qimen, yi county and Jixi). Hui nationality has a long history of doing business. As early as the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there was a record of Xin 'an merchants' activities, which developed in later generations, and a business gang group was formed during the Ming Chenghua and Hongzhi years. During Qianlong and Jiaqing years, the business of Huizhou merchants reached its peak. From Qing Daoguang and Xianfeng to the Late Qing Dynasty
In the early Republic of China, Huizhou merchants gradually declined. As a powerful force in China's business community, Huizhou merchants have been active in the north and south of the Yangtze River, on both sides of the Yellow River, and even in Japan, Siam, Southeast Asian countries and