法国里昂商会中国考察团于1895—1897年对云南的考察

An Investigation into Yunnan of an Investigation Group of Lyon Trade Union of France from 1895 to 1897

19世纪末,西方殖民列强为了争夺亚洲的殖民地和海外市场,纷纷向中国及其周边地区派出考古探险团、商务考察团、地理考察团、政治军事考察团等。1895—1897年间,法国里昂商会共邀请其他12家商会,对中国西南部的云、贵、川以及广西、广东和香港地区作了商务考察,其考察成果于1898年在法国里昂出版。成果主要涉及云南的进出口产品,如矿物、鸦片、皮货、麝香、丝绸等。该考察团还调查了缅甸与中国邻省及缅甸和印度支那的贸易关系。

At the end of the 19th century, western powers dispatched archaeological expedition team, business investigation group, geological investigation group and political and military investigation groups one after another to China and its surrounding areas so as to gain more colonies in Asia and overseas markets. From 1895 to 1897, Lyon Trade Union of France, invited another 12 trade unions, conducted investigations in southwest China including Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Guangxi, Guangdong and Hong Kong. The findings of their investigation, which mainly covered such import and export products as minerals, opium, furs and leather, musk and silk in Yunnan, was published in 1898 in Lyon. This investigation group also investigated trade relations between Burma and neighboring provinces of China, Burma and IndoChina.