近代康区陕商在汉藏互动与文化交流中的角色

The Role of Shaanxi Merchants of the Kham Region in the Cultural Interaction between Han and Tibetan Ethnical Groups since the Early Qing Dynasty

自清代初期以来,陕商始终在康区汉藏贸易中占据重要地位。这不仅在于陕商善于把握商机,构建起层级式的商贸网络,扩大与藏区社会的商贸接触面,还在于陕商重视文化与社会交往在汉藏族际贸易中的作用,通过尊重、效仿藏民生活方式和频繁的社会接触与互动,推动贸易的顺利进行。在此过程中,陕商扮演着向康区传播汉文化与吸纳藏文化因素的双重角色,客观上推动了康区汉藏文化交融。

Shaanxi merchants had always played an important role in Han-Tibetan trade in the Kham region since the early Qing dynasty.Shaanxi merchants were quick at seizing business opportunities and expanding their markets in the Tibetan communities by constructing a hierarchical business network of their own.More importantly,they were highly aware of the role of cultural exchange in the Han-Tibetan trade;therefore,they consciously promoted their business by respecting the customs of the Tibetans and following their life-styles.In this sense,Shaanxi merchants of this period acted both as ambassadors of the Han culture in the Kham region and as disseminators who introduced Tibetan culture into the Han communities,hence contributing to the cultural exchange between Han and Tibetan ethnical groups in the Kham region.