Abstract：As a great realism novel, The Golden Lotus depicts the manufacture and life of workers and merchants during development of commercial economy in Ming dynasty, the manufacture and trade of handicrafts in particular, and their commercial operation ( such as mode, scale and variety of commodities) as well, which provide direct material for people to learn the level of handicraft manufacture and its commercialization during Ming dynasty.

Keyword：The Golden Lotus;handicraft;commercialization;