现今仍活跃在日本商界的知名企业,如三井、住友等,最早都起源于近世时期。像这样拥有数百年历史的企业或商家店铺在当今日本可谓数不胜数。而反观中国,明清时期的中国商业也甚为发达,当时有徽商、晋商等号称十大商邦的商人群体活跃于各个商业领域,在商界产生了重大的影响。但这些商人群体在近代大都没有延续下来,至今仍活跃于商界或企业界的 The well-known companies that are still active in Japanese business today, such as Mitsui and Sumitomo, originated from the modern world. There are countless companies or merchant stores that have hundreds of years of history like this. In contrast, in China, during the Ming and Qing dynasties, China’s commerce was also very developed. At that time, merchant groups such as Huizhou Merchants and Shanxi Merchants, which claimed to be among the top 10 business states, were active in various commercial fields and had a significant influence in the business community. However, these groups of merchants have not continued in modern times and are still active in the business or corporate world.