蜀道交通与茶文化传播——立足于宋代的考察

The Ancient Shu Road & the Spreading of Tea Culture——An investigation mainly on the Song Dynasty

中国大西南是茶文化起源和传播的中心,蜀道是茶文化走向全国和世界的主要通道。先秦至隋唐时期,茶文化经蜀道传播到全国,形成川蜀与江南两大茶区。源自唐代的茶马贸易到宋代渐趋繁荣,川茶不仅大量输往西北,而且沿丝绸之路传播到中亚、西亚和欧洲。

Southwest China is the origin and center of tea culture, and the ancient Shu Road was the main channel through which Sichuan＇s tea culture stepped into other parts of the country and again to the world. With the nationwide introduction of tea culture through the Shu Road during the periods from the Pre - qin to the Sui - Tang dynasties, the two great tea areas - Sichuan and Jiangnan were formed. Furthermore, the tea - for - horse trade from the Tang Dynasty was gradually at its best in the Song Dynasty, and Sichuan tea was not only transported to the northwest but also exported along the Silk Road to the central Asia, west Asia and Europe.