乌江丹砂开发史考

Exploring the History of Cinnabar Mining along Wujiang River

乌江流域是我国丹砂资源极为丰富的地区之一,从很早的时候起,当地人民如濮人、巴人、楚人、土家族、苗族、仡佬族等就对之进行了积极的开采和开发,从而,使丹砂的开采成为乌江流域最为古老的产业之一,涌现出了巴清一类的著名采丹实业家。乌江流域的先民们对丹砂的开采,成果显著,并以此为栽体,形成了极为丰富的乌江丹砂文化。

Wujiang drainage area is one of the richest areas in terms of cinnabar resources. From very early times, the local peoples such as Ba, Chu, Tujia, Miao and Gelao began to be actively engaged in mining cinnabar so that the mining of it became one of the oldest industries in the area and there emerged many entrepreneurs of the industry such as Ba Qing. The mining of cinnabar of early people in this area was fruitful and gradually formed the rich culture of cinnabar.