Impacts of Chinese Population Migration on Vietnamese Hoi An’s Socio-Economic Development in the XVI-XVIII Centuries

Research Article
How to Cite
Dinh Tien H., Nguyen Thu H. Impacts of Chinese Population Migration on Vietnamese Hoi An’s Socio-Economic Development in the XVI-XVIII Centuries. DEMIS. Demographic Research. 2022. Vol. 2. No. 1. P. 116–126. DOI: https://doi.org/10.19181/demis.2022.2.1.9

Abstract

Hoi An was one of the important economic, cultural, and commercial centres of Vietnam in the period of the XVI-XVIII centuries. The establishment and development of the Hoi An seaport were closely attached to the migration and trade of Chinese merchants in addition to the favourable policies of the Nguyen lords. Together with Japanese and Vietnamese merchants, Hoa merchants carried out trading activities proactively and contributed a significant part to the domestic and foreign trade in Hoi An, making it a busy commercial centre and the largest seaport of Cochinchina in the 16th–18th centuries. However, so far, the study of the role of the Chinese in commercial activities in Hoi An has not been fully and systematically studied. Based on the results of previous researchers, the article focuses on understanding the process of migration of the Chinese to the land of Hoi An, and at the same time, outlines the exchange and trade activities, as well as the contributions of the Chinese people to the economic and social development of Cochinchina in particular, and Dai Viet in general.
Keywords:
Hoa people, Hoi An, Cochinchina, trade

Author Biographies

Hieu Dinh Tien, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam
PhD, Lecturer, Department of History, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
Hong Nguyen Thu, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam
PhD, Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

References

1. Ge Jianxiong [葛剑雄]. History of Chinese immigration [中国移民史]. Volume 1 [第1卷]. Fujian People's Publishing House [福建人民出版社], 1997. 405 p. ISBN: 9787211029303. (In Chin.)

2. Li Tana [李塔娜]. Socio-economic history of Vietnam under the Nguyen Dynasty, Van Tan [越南阮氏王朝社会经济史] / translated by Li Yashu [李亚舒等译]. Beijing [北京]: Wenjin Publishing House [文津出版社], 2000. 228 p. ISBN: 7805543860. (In Chin.)

3. Xie Meihua [谢美华]. Discussing the causes and pressures that forced the Chinese in coastal areas of Fujian and Guangdong to go abroad before the opium war [鸦片战争前闽粤沿海地区人口压力与华人出国—兼论出国原因]. Research on Indonesia [南洋问题研究]. 1991. No. 2 [第2期]. Pp. 99–105. (In Chin.)

4. Borri C. Cochinchina in 1621 [Xứ Đàng Trong năm 1621]. Ho Chi Minh City [Hồ Chí Minh]: Ho Chi Minh City Publishing House [Nxb Tp. Hồ Chí Minh], 1998. 133 p. ISBN: 6045826639. (In Viet.)

5. Tran Khanh [Trần Khánh]. Vietnamese Feudal Governments’ Policies on Chinese Migrants [Chính sách của nhà nước phong kiến Việt Nam đối với dân Trung Hoa di cư]. Southeast Asian Studies [Tạp chí Nghiên cứu Đông Nam Á]. 2000. Vol. 6 [Số 6]. Pp. 1–14. (In Viet.)

6. Borri C. Report on the Kingdom of Cochinchina [Tường trình về vương quốc Đàng Trong] / translated by Do Trung Quang [Đỗ Trung Quang dịch]. Archive document No. LS-TL/0343 of the Department of History, Hanoi National University of Education [Tài liệu khoa Lịch sử, số LS-TL/0343, Đại học Sư phạm Hà Nội]. (In Viet.)

7. Le Quy Don [Lê Quý Đôn]. Miscellaneous Chronicles of the Pacified Frontier [Phủ Biên tạp lục]. Hanoi [Hà Nội]: Social Sciences Publishing House [Nxb Khoa học Xã hội], 1977. 447 p. (In Viet.)

8. Nguyen Van Kim [Nguyễn Văn Kim]. Cochinchina in the Regional Power Interraction and Relations [Xứ Đàng Trong trong các mối quan hệ và tương tác quyền lực khu vực]. Historical Studies [Tạp chí Nghiên cứu Lịch sử]. 2006. Vol.6 [Số 6]. Pp. 19–35. ISSN: 0866-7497. (In Viet.)

9. Li Tana [李塔娜]. Nguyen Cochinchina – Southern Vietnam in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries [Xứ Đàng Trong - Lịch sử kinh tế xã hội Việt Nam thế kỷ XVII – XVIII] / translated by Nguyen Nghị. Ho Chi Minh City [Hồ Chí Minh]: TRE Publishing House [Nxb Trẻ], 1999. 282 p. (In Viet.)

10. Tran Kinh Hoa [Trần Kinh Hòa]. Some Comments on Minh Huong Commune and Ancient Communes in Hoi An [Mấy điều nhận xét về Minh Hương xã và các cổ tích tại Hội An]. Vietnam Archaeology Journal [Việt Nam khảo cổ tập san]. 1960. Vol.1 [Số 1]. Pp. 1–30. (In Viet.)

11. Phan Dai Doan [Phan Đại Doãn]. Hoi An and Cochinchina [Hội An với Đàng Trong]. Proceedings of the International Conference “Ancient Urban Hoi An” [Kỷ yếu Hội thảo quốc tế Đô thị cổ Hội An]. Hanoi [Hà Nội]: Social Sciences Publishing House [Nxb Khoa học Xã hội], 1991. (In Viet.)
Article

Received: 08.11.2021

Accepted: 28.02.2022

Citation Formats
Other cite formats:

APA
Dinh Tien, H., & Nguyen Thu, H. (2022). Impacts of Chinese Population Migration on Vietnamese Hoi An’s Socio-Economic Development in the XVI-XVIII Centuries. DEMIS. Demographic Research, 2(1), 116–126. https://doi.org/10.19181/demis.2022.2.1.9
Section
Social Demographics