Traditional economy before the Opium War

Before the Opium War, Britain exported woolen cloth to China, but it didn't get many benefits. On the contrary, Britain still needs to buy a lot of raw silk and porcelain from China. Make a lot of silver flow into China. Britain is trying to gain a lot of benefits and open the China market. Then the Opium War broke out.

So before the Opium War in China, China's economy was very developed and self-sufficient.