Kyakhta trade

The Kyakhta Trade (Russian: История кяхтинской торговли, Istorija kjahtinskoj torgovli, Chinese: 恰克图商路) refers to the trade between Russia and China through the town of Kyakhta on the Mongolian border south of Lake Baikal from 1727. The trade was mostly Siberian furs for Chinese cotton, silk, tobacco and tea.

Kyakhta trade

The Kyakhta Trade (Russian: История кяхтинской торговли, Istorija kjahtinskoj torgovli, Chinese: 恰克图商路) refers to the trade between Russia and China through the town of Kyakhta on the Mongolian border south of Lake Baikal from 1727. The trade was mostly Siberian furs for Chinese cotton, silk, tobacco and tea.