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Commercial Prosperity of Kaifeng

Type Event Region Asia Time 1114

Around 1114, during the Zhenghe to Xuanhe era, commerce in Bianjing (Kaifeng), capital of Northern Song, reached its peak, with over a million people.

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  1. 1114Imperial Avenue, Bianjing · Northern SongWine houses, tea shops, silk stores, and incense-and-medicine shops lined both sides of the Imperial Avenue; trade guilds were tightly organized, and goods from all circuits across the country converged in the capital.
  2. 1114Bian River wharves and Zhou Bridge night market · Northern SongGrain barges on the Bian River unloaded cargo day and night; the Zhou Bridge night market was brightly lit, with food and sundry goods traded until the third watch, and currency circulated actively.

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