Capital Logic and Institutional Breakthroughs: Decoding Xiamen's Financial SEZ Evolution through Local Chronicles
Geographic Connections Xiamen, Gulangyu, Siming West Road, Shengping Road, Zhongheli, Houjiangdai, Hong Kong, Macau, Manila, Singapore, and Southeast Asia. Introduction: From ‘Treaty Port’ to Modern Financial Laboratory In the perspective of digital humanities, finance is not just an exchange of currency; it is a digital evolution of a city’s credit system. Xiamen, as a vital port open to foreign trade since the Qing Dynasty, has inherent maritime DNA, boasting a sophisticated historical network of traditional money shops and “Qiaopi” (remittances). According to the Xiamen City Chronicles, Xiamen Port became the maritime hub of Southeast China as early as the mid-17th century. However, the true institutional metamorphosis occurred in the mid-20th century. From the 1950s socialist transformation to the 1980s SEZ establishment, Xiamen’s financial archives record a thrilling leap from “planned allocation” to “global integration.” ...