一、近代广州外资银行的发展状况１８４０年鸦片战争 ,腐朽的清政府被打败 ,列强凭借１８４２年签订的不平等条约 ,在中国攫取了政治、经济、军事等种种特权。为适应他们对华大量推销商品和输出资本的需要 ,在广州等城市先后设立了一批银行。从１８４５年至１９４９年的１００ I. Development of Modern Foreign Banks in Guangzhou During the Opium War in 1840, the decadent Qing government was defeated. The powers seized the privileges of politics, economy and military in China by virtue of the unequal treaties signed in 1842. In order to meet the needs of a large number of China’s merchandise sales and output capital, a number of banks have been set up in cities such as Guangzhou. 100 from 1845 to 1949