法国里昂商会中国考察团对四川和贵州养蚕业与丝绸业的考察(1895～1897年)

An Inspection of Delegation of Lyon,France Chamber of Commerce to China,on the Sericulture Industry and Silk Industry in Sichuan and Guizhou(1895～1897)

法国里昂商会赴华考察团于1895～1897年间在中国作了商务考察,他们在中国大西南考察的项目实际上是三条商路:丝绸之路、大锡和矿产之路、茶叶之路。他们特别对于四川地区的养蚕丝织业作了详细考察。四川丝绸业在清末正处于凋敝状态,蚕种蜕化、养蚕技术落后,缫丝和纺织的设备与技术尚很原始。但就在这样不利的大背景下,四川在向毗邻省份的输出和向欧洲出口丝织品中,仍占据着重要地位,仍然是中国丝绸的重要生产基地之一。四川为挽救中国的丝绸业作出了重要贡献。

A delegation of Lyon, France Chamber of Commerce went to the China, and made a business visit in China in the years 1895-1897. Their project in southwest China, in fact, was on three Roads： Silk Road, Daxi and Mineral Road, and Tea Road. In particular, they made a detailed investigation into the silkworm, silk industry in Sichuan. Sichuan silk industry began in the late Qing Dynasty, was in a withered state, silkworm eggs was degenerating, backward technology of sericuhure, silk reeling and textile equipment and technology was still very primitive . But in such an unfavorable back- drop, Sichuan＇ s output to the adjacent provinces and silk exports to Europe, still occupied an important position, and was still one of the important production bases of Chinese silk. Sichuan has made important contributions to saving the silk in- dustry in China.