清前中期潮州对外贸易研究

Study on the Foreign Trade of Chaozhou in the Early Period of Qing Dynasty

清前中期,潮州外贸对象主要有日本、暹罗、安南、印度尼西亚和新加坡等国。在对东亚贸易中,乾隆以前以对日本贸易为主,其后以对琉球贸易为主;在对东南亚贸易中,主要的贸易国家亦有相应的变化。进出口商品中,出口商品主要有蔗糖、瓷器、铁器、书籍纸张、石雕艺术品以及建筑材料等,进口商品主要有粮食、香料、胡椒、海产品、槟榔、木材以及鸦片等。潮州籍华侨在潮州对外贸易中发挥了独特的作用。

In the early period of the Qing Dynasty,the main foreign trade partners of Chaozhou were Japan,Siam,Indonesia and Singapore.In the foreign trade with East Asia,Japan was the most important part before the Qianlong Period,and after this period Ryukyu became the most important one.Simutaneously,the important trade partners in Southeast Asia also changed at that time.The main exported commodities were sugar,porcelain,iron,books,paper,sculpture and building material,while the imported things were rice,spice,pepper,seafood,areca,timber and opium,etc.Overseas Chinese from Chaozhou played an important role in these trades.