古代盐业与城镇

Ancient Salt Industry and Towns

有关中国盐业活动的文字记载,可追溯到春秋战国时期。盐业经济在封建王朝中举足轻重的经济地位,决定了盐业生产行业的特殊性。凭借这种特殊的生产行业的发展,催生了中国古代著名的盐业城镇,诸如自贡、扬州、盐城、运城等。与传统的古代城镇不同,盐业城镇既非政治文化中心,也不是商品聚散之地,而是以盐这种元素渗入到城镇的经济、管理和文化发展中,盐业的荣枯深刻地影响着它们的兴衰成败。

Active records concerning Chinese salt industry could be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Periods. In the feudal dynasty, salt economy in the vital economic status determines the specificity of salt industry. This special industry gave birth to ancient famous Chinese salt industrial towns such as Zigong, Yangzhou, Yancheng, Yuncheng and so on. With different traditions of ancient towns, these cities and towns was neither political cultural center was nor land of separation of goods, but this element seep into economic and cultural management of cities and towns, the Boom and decline of salt industry profoundly affected their success or failure.