大清盐商

The background of this novel is the Qing Dynasty ruled by the Emperor Qian Long. It tells stories of several salt merchants families, who built complicated relationships with the Emperor, officers, scholars, salt workers, and actors. The rise and decline of salt industry in Yangzhou city also concerns garden architecture, Eight Wired Scholars, folk custom, as well as diet culture of ancient Yangzhou. The economic status and historical contribution of Yangzhou salt merchants in Qing Dynasty are vividly pictured in this book.