纪念苏丹商人穆罕默德·哈吉在华首设商务处

Commemorating Sudanese Businessman Muhammad Haji Ali Who Set Up the First Sudanese Commercial Agency in China

中国与阿拉伯非洲的历史交往源远流长,特别是与苏丹的联系,可以追溯到西汉时期,而且从那时起双方之间的往来一直延续不断。本文在历史回顾的基础上,通过实地调查和口传资料,着重考察了19世纪末苏丹商人穆罕默德·哈吉在广州首设商务办事处并开展苏(丹)中(国)贸易、加强双方社会联系的历史活动,揭示了苏中悠久关系史上鲜为人知的一页。

The contacts between China and African Arab countries especially Sudan have a long history which can be traced from Xi Hart Dynasty. And the contacts between the two sides lasted uninterrupted. Based on the historic review and through on-the-spot investigation and oral history, this paper emphatically observe the historic activities of Sudanese businessman Mohammed Hajji who set up the first Sudanese commercial agency in Guangzhou to develop the trade between Sudan and China and to strengthen the social exchange between the two sides. It reveals an unknown page in the long history of Sudan-China relationships.