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Red hat merchant

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Red hat merchant (Chinese: 紅頂商人; hong-ding shangren), alternatively translated as red-hat businessman, entrepreneur with red hat, refers to a government official who also appears as a businessman, combining the roles of civil servant and businessman, that is, "government businessman". The term originated from the Qing dynasty and was initially used to describe state officials who were also engaged in commercial activities. At that time, wealthy officials often wore caps with rubies. The typical representative of the "red hat merchant" is Hu Xueyan, a prominent businessman in the late Qing dynasty.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Red hat merchant OriginQing dynasty Representative figuresHu Xueyan Red hat merchant[1] (Chinese: 紅頂商人; hong-ding shangren), alternatively translated as red-hat businessman,[2] entrepreneur with red hat,[3] refers to a government official who also appears as a businessman, combining the roles of civil servant and businessman, that is, "government businessman".[4] The term originated from the Qing dynasty and was initially used to describe state officials who were also engaged in commercial activities.[5] At that time, wealthy officials often wore…

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