tax checkpoint; customs barrier
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tax checkpoint; customs barrier; revenue station
archaicRefers to physical checkpoints established during imperial and early Republican China (especially during the late Qing lijin tax system) where merchants were required to pay transit taxes on goods. The system was widely criticized for hindering trade and was gradually abolished in the early 20th century.
Qīng清
mò末
mín民
chū初
，
yùn运
hé河
shàng上
shè设
lì立
le了
shù数
shí十
chù处
shuì税
qiǎ卡
，
xiàng向
guò过
wǎng往
shāng商
chuán船
zhēng征
shōu收
lí厘
jīn金
。
During the late Qing and early Republican periods, dozens of tax checkpoints were established along the canal to collect lijin taxes from passing merchant vessels.
Zhè这
zuò座
cán残
pò破
de的
shí石
wū屋
céng曾
shì是
míng明
qīng清
shí时
qī期
zhòng重
yào要
de的
shuì税
qiǎ卡
yí遗
zhǐ址
。
This dilapidated stone house was once the site of an important tax checkpoint during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
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Shuì税
qiǎ卡
zhì制
dù度
yán严
zhòng重
zǔ阻
ài碍
le了
shāng商
pǐn品
de的
zì自
yóu由
liú流
tōng通
，
zuì最
zhōng终
bèi被
fèi废
chú除
。
The tax checkpoint system severely hindered the free circulation of goods and was eventually abolished.