番茄在中国的引种推广及其动因分析

An Analysis on the Introduction and Popularization of Tomatoes in China and Their Reasons

番茄原产美洲,大约在明万历年间传入我国。最初由海路传入的可能性最大,后分多次、多途径传入。虽然番茄传入我国的历史很长,但传播速度却十分缓慢,20世纪初才开始作为蔬菜栽培,大规模发展则在建国之后。本文重点考证了番茄引种至我国的时间、路径以及明清、民国直至当代在中国的分布和推广情况,并对番茄传播的动因进行了探讨。

Tomatoes Originated in America were introduced into China during the period of Wan-KLi of Ming Dynasty or so. There is a great possibility that they were initially introduced into China through seaway, and later the introduction continued in many other ways time after time. Although it has been a long history since tomatoes were introduced into China, they were spread at a very low speed. It was not until the early 1900s that tomatoes were grown as vegetable. After the establishment of the New China, they were grown on large scale in China. This paper researches the time and methods that tomatoes were introduced into China, and the distribution and popularization of tomatoes in China from Ming and Qing dynasty to the contemporary era. It also probes into the reasons for the spread of tomatoes.