Stages and characteristics of China's traditional economic development.

The traditional economy of China is a self-sufficient small-scale peasant economy with "men plowing and women weaving". Agriculture is an absolutely dominant industry, and the family is almost the only producer, because agricultural production can be completed within the family. There is little cooperation outside the family. In traditional society, the family is also the most basic and even the only consumer entity. Family is the smallest interest body, and there is no difference in sharing interests among family members. The survival guarantee of the family can only depend on the family itself. No organization or institution outside the family can provide any help to the family. The economic activity outside the family is to buy a small amount of goods that the family can't be self-sufficient, such as salt, cigarettes, handicrafts and so on. At the same time, sell a small amount of household surplus products. These trading activities can be completed through market transactions in Shili community of Fiona Fang. Therefore, a small amount of economic activity is limited to this community.

In short, in traditional society, the most basic production organization is the family, and there is no larger production organization than the family. Although the production of some manual workshops has surpassed that of families, it is not enough to change the nature of the whole social structure because of its low proportion in society and small social influence.

First, the slave social economy:

1, Xia Dynasty (the formation of slave society) Xia Dynasty was the beginning of slavery. Wooden barriers and hoes are used for sowing, while stone knives and mussels are used for harvesting crops. Primitive irrigation techniques are available.

2. Shang dynasty (the development stage of slave society) Shang dynasty was the development period of slave economy, and agriculture was the main production department of Shang dynasty; Animal husbandry occupies an important position, and a large number of livestock are used for sacrifice; Bronze ware manufacturing industry is an important sector of handicraft industry in Shang Dynasty.

3. The variety of crops in the Western Zhou Dynasty (the heyday of slave society) increased, including most of the crops in later generations; Handicrafts have also developed and the division of labor has become more detailed.

4. During the Spring and Autumn Period (the disintegration stage of slave society), due to the use of ironware and Niu Geng, the productivity was significantly improved, and the development of this productivity finally brought the slave production relationship to an end.

The influence of China's traditional natural economy on China's cultural development is reflected in three aspects:

(1) The persistence of farming economy has created the continuity of China culture, and the sustainable development of traditional agriculture has ensured the Chinese civilization.

Continuous stretching makes it have great endurance, healing power and cohesion;

② It is the pluralistic structure of farming economy that makes China culture inclusive, and China culture not only contains hundreds of theories and differences.

Regional culture, long-term absorption of the outstanding civilization of the surrounding ethnic minorities;

③ The precocity of farming economy promoted the dignity and precocity of China culture.