关于浙江松阳出土墓葬松香的调查及探讨

INVESTIGATION AND RESEARCH INTO COLOPHONY EXCAVATED FROM THE GRAVES AT SONGYANG IN ZHEJIANG

该文通过对浙江松阳古墓出土松香的调查，追溯了我国松香生产与应用的历史，以实物和史料证实我国古代炼松香技术的水平及其在火药、活字印刷、造船、造纸等方面的应用上，都领先于世界各国。我国松香生产滥觞于秦汉，鼎盛于两宋，落后于清代，其发展与社会的进程相一致。

This article traces the production and application of olophony in the Chinese history throngh an investigation into the resin that was excavated from the ancient graves at songyang in Zhejiang Province. It makes use of some material objects and historical materials to show the achieved level of colophony, refining skills and their application involved in the making of gun powder, printing in type, ship building and paper making in ancient China. The article further discusses the rules governing the development of colophony's production, which began during the Qin and Han dynasties, reached its peak in the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties and fell behind in the Qing Dynasty. Its development is in agreement with the evolution of the Chinese society.