In the early- Republic of China, Pan Zuqian and other people sparked the pawnbroking consortia of Jiangsu Province which eased the decadency of the pawnbroking.

• 本文利用方志、文集、族谱以及历史档案资料，以苏州等地为中心，对徽州典当业的地理分布及其社会影响作了较为细致的探讨。