Red hat merchant (Chinese: 紅頂商人; hong-ding shangren), alternatively translated as red-hat businessman, entrepreneur with red hat, refers to a government official who also appears as a businessman, combining the roles of civil servant and businessman, that is, "government businessman". The term originated from the Qing dynasty and was initially used to describe state officials who were also engaged in commercial activities.
Red hat merchant (Chinese: 紅頂商人; hong-ding shangren), alternatively translated as red-hat businessman, entrepreneur with red hat, refers to a government official who also appears as a businessman, combining the roles of civil servant and businessman, that is, "government businessman". The term originated from the Qing dynasty and was initially used to describe state officials who were also engaged in commercial activities.
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