试析宋代农业经济繁荣的原因

STUDY ON THE CAUSE OF A GRICULTURAL BOOMING IN THE SONG DYNASTY

宋代农业经济的繁荣与人口、垦荒和农田水利有着十分密切的关系。宋代人口的增长十分迅速,为农业生产的发展提供了充足的劳动力;农户垦荒热情高涨,使农田面积大大增加;而南北各地水利设施的兴建则保障了农业的进一步发展。在人口、垦田和农田水利等三方面因素的作用下,宋代的农业经济呈现出前所未有的繁荣。

This paper thinks that in the Song Dynasty the agricultural booming was closely related with population, reclaiming wasteland and water conservancy facilities. In the Song dynasty, the rapid development of population afforded abundant labour to the agricultural booming. The peasants reclaimed lots of wasterland. The water conservancy facilities that were built all over the country guaranteed a better growth of agriculture.