竹盘煮盐和盘铁煮盐起源问题的初步思考

Preliminary Thoughts on the Origin of Bamboo Tray and Cast Iron Tray Salt Production Methods

竹盘是一种用竹篾编成、用以煎煮卤水或海水为盐的盐盘;盘铁是一种由多件组块拼合而成、专用于我国东部沿海地区煮盐的大型铁器,两者都是我国古代很有传统特色的海盐生产方式。根据文献记载,竹盘煮盐流行于东晋以来的东南沿海地区,盘铁煮盐主要使用于宋元以来的东部沿海地区,两者大体可以钱塘江为界。通过分析近年来沿海地区盐业考古的相关发现可知,竹盘煮盐大概能追溯到新石器时期的东南沿海地区,从史前到近代不曾发生过大的变化。盘铁有可能起源于北朝晚期的东部沿海地区,隋唐时期已在天津、河北一带的盐场有所使用,其造型设计则应取材于战汉时期的煮盐大铜盘。

Bamboo tray is a type of salt tray made from woven bamboo strips used to boil brine or seawater for salt production.Cast iron tray is a large iron vessel composed of multiple pieces,used exclusively for salt production in the eastern coastal regions of China.Both of these methods have traditional characteristics of ancient Chinese sea salt production.According to historical records,bamboo tray salt production has been popular in the southeastern coastal regions since the Eastern Jin dynasty,while cast iron tray salt production has been primarily used in the eastern coastal regions since the Song and Yuan dynasties,roughly divided by the Qiantang River.Through the analysis of recent archaeological discoveries related to salt production in coastal regions,it can be traced back to the Neolithic Period in the southeasterm coastal region,with lttle change from prehistoric times to modern times.Cast iron tray salt production may have originated in the late Northern Dynasties period of the eastern coastal region,and was already in use in salt fields in Tianjin and Hebei during the Sui and Tang Dynasties,with its design inspired by the large bronze salt pan used during the Warring States and Han Dynasty Period.