“武都(武阳)买茶”考辨

Exploring into the Tea-Trade in Wudu or Wuyang

西汉王褒《僮约》中有"武都买茶"或"武阳买茶"的记载,但由于《僮约》原著已遗失,故学术界对"武都买茶"和"武阳买茶"存在分歧。从气候、民俗、交通、经济等因素对"武都"和"武阳"考察后认为,"武都(武阳)买茶"应该是对当时陇蜀茶叶贸易活动的统称,而非"武都"或"武阳"某一固定地点,其覆盖范围是陇蜀交界区的广阔空间,是以贯通陇蜀的贸易通道为辐射轴的陇蜀茶叶贸易区。

There was a record that goes＂buying tea in Wudu（or Wuyang）＂in Wang Bao＇s Tongyue in the Han Dynasty,but there was a general debate over this record because the original book had already lost.By analyzing＂buying tea in Wadu（or Wuyang） ＂and the climate,traffic,economic factors for it,the researchers can draw the conclusion that the tea trade was not in a certain place called Wudu or Wuyang,But in the extensive area of Gansu and Sichuan＇s junction,which is also considered as a passage of Gansu and Sichuan tea trade area.