What did Nanjing stores signify during the Ming and Qing Dynasties?

In Nanjing during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, according to "The Scholars", there were hundreds of "restaurants". In literary works, the usual terms "wine shop", "hotel" and "tavern" are not used, but simply Called "restaurant", it can be seen that many shops are already buildings. The "Prosperous Gusu Map" from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty shows a large shop with two floors and five facades, indicating that commercial buildings also appeared in cities outside the capital. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, many new high-rise buildings, shops and financial institutions appeared in some big cities, especially in foreign concessions, marking the transformation of ancient Chinese urban markets into modern times.