Chuck's meaning

Chaktu is an important page in the history of Sino-Russian relations. It is combined with the living needs of the people of the two countries and the development of the frontier. The main commodities traded are people's daily necessities. Because of this, it can have strong vitality. The border trade between China and Russia in the Qing Dynasty played an extremely important role in the development history of Sino-Russian relations.

First of all, the free trade between China and Russia has promoted the economic development of China and Russia, especially in the border areas between the two countries. For example, after Chaktu opened its market, Russia built tanneries, wool processing factories and woolen cloth factories in eastern Siberia; 1747 and 1755 established two silk factories in Irkutsk, and their products were sold in chaktu; 1763, Russia opened a road from Yekaterinburg to Moscow via Kungur, 1792, built a road around Lake Baikal, set up post stations and villages along the avenue, and organized immigrants to the border areas. In addition, the trade between Chaktu and the trade city increased the income of the Russian treasury.

Secondly, the Sino-Russian Chaktu mutual market provides places and conditions for the exchanges between the Chinese and Russian people, and enhances mutual understanding and cultural exchanges between the Chinese and Russian people. Many businessmen in the urban circle of the two countries have become old acquaintances and even friends for many years. Every major festival between China and Russia, businessmen from both sides are still there. Celebrate the festival. At the same time, it also creates convenient conditions for businessmen of the two countries to learn each other's languages. The friendly exchanges between Chinese and Russian people in the Chaktu market have left a memorable page in the history of Sino-Russian relations.

In addition, the mutual market of Chaktu also helps to maintain the relative stability of the situation on the Sino-Russian border. When carrying out the expansion policy, Russia has to consider the huge benefits it has gained from its trade with China. Therefore, until the Opium War, Russia never dared to make a move on the Sino-Russian border.