略论明清时期浙江的丝绸贸易

On the Silk Trade in Zhejiang during the Period in the Ming and Qing Dynasties

浙江素有“丝绸之府”美称。良渚文化遗址出土的文物表明,早在四千多年前浙江已经生产丝绸。浙江的丝绸贸易历史悠久,浙江丝绸产品历来畅销海内外,被西方人誉为“东方艺术之花”。本文简要介绍明清时期浙江丝绸业概况,着重论述明清时期浙江丝绸贸易的三大特点。

Zhejiang has enjoyed the reputation of being ＂the Home of Silk＂. The cultural relics unearthed in the site of Liangzhu Culture show that as early as over 4000 years ago silk was already produced in Zhejiang. The silk trade in Zhejiang has a long history with its silk products selling well both at horse and abroad, which are praised by the Westerners as ＂the Flowers of 0riental Art＂. The paper gives a brief account of the Zhejiang silk industry during the period in the Ming and Qing dynasties and emphatically expounds the three major characteristics of the silk trade in Zhejiang in the Ming and Qing dynasties.