清前期,随着海峡两岸贸易的日益繁荣,以“郊”为名的闽台海商群体大量出现。台湾郊行始于雍正初年,到道光年间臻于极盛,以南部府城、中部鹿港和北部艋舺三地的郊行最为著名,号称“一府、二鹿、三艋舺”。与此同时,福建的厦门、蚶江等地也出现了专门经营台湾贸易的郊行。闽台郊行基本上由福建商人建立,主要从事且基本包揽了两岸之间特别是两地之间的商贸往来。大量郊行的出现,是闽台商缘不断巩固的历史见证。在它们的作用和推动下,两岸贸易往来更加密切,在广度和深度上都有了新的发展。 In the early Qing dynasty, as the trade between the two sides of the Straits became increasingly prosperous, a large number of businessmen from Fujian and Taiwan headed by “suburbs” appeared in large numbers. The suburbs of Taiwan began in the early years of Yongzheng and reached its peak during Daoguang’s years. The southern suburbs of Fucheng, Lukang in central China and the northern suburbs were most famous for their suburbs. They are known as “one government, two deer, three” . At the same time, suburbs of Taiwan that specialize in the trade of Taiwan also appeared in places such as Xiamen and Qiongjiang in Fujian. The suburbs of Fujian and Taiwan are basically established by the merchants in Fujian Province and are mainly engaged in and basically taking over commerce and trade between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, especially between the two places. The emergence of a large number of suburbs is a historical testimony that the commercial ties between Fujian and Taiwan have been continuously consolidated. Under their respective roles and impetus, cross-Strait trade has become more and more closely linked with new developments in both breadth and depth.