This lecture is a brief introduction to Shanxi merchantsfrom the Ming-Qing Period (1368-1912AD) to the Republic of China (1912-1949AD). It tells about the relationship between Shanxi merchants and other commercial gangs in China, and the Economic Association with Asia and Europe, so that you can understand the traditional Chinese commercial culture of Shanxi merchants such as education, drama, martial arts, architecture, clothing, diet and so on.