明代河州茶马贸易繁荣的主要原因

The Main Reason for the Prosperity of Hezhou Tea-horse Trade in the Ming Dynasty

我国古代中央政府跟西部少数民族地区——特别是西部藏区进行的茶马贸易对当时西部边疆的政治、经济、文化都产生了巨大影响。明代是中国历史上茶马贸易最为繁荣的时期,而河州又是明代茶马贸易最为兴盛的地区。明代河州的茶马贸易繁荣为何能够繁荣起来?论文从河州特殊的地理位置,藏区对茶叶的需求,明廷抵御北元、羁縻西番的政策三个方面对此进行了论述。

Our ancient central government traded with western minority areas, especmuy western Tibet by tea for horse. This way of exchange had a strong impact on the then western frontierg politics, economy and culture. Ming Dynasty was the most prosperous period of tea - horse trade in Chinese while Hezhou was the most flourishing area of the tea - horse trade in Ming Dynasty. Why is the tea - horse trade prosperous in Hezhou？ This paper dis- cusses Hezhous special geographical location, Tibets demand for tea and the policy that the Ming court resisted the North Yuan and western Qiang.