清代潮汕地区手工业的发展

The Development of Handicraft in Chaoshan Area in the Qing Dynasty

清代开放海禁之后,潮汕地区海上商业贸易得到快速发展,港口口岸经济迅速崛起,带动了地域性的各行各业发展,尤其是手工业产品由于出口或外销的拉动,对其生产的发展影响就更为直接。清代潮州较具规模的盐业、矿冶业、制糖业、纺织业、陶瓷业及其他手工业的发展,直接地促进了潮汕地区整体社会经济的发展与生产技术的进步。

The commerical maritime trade had rapid development in Chaoshan area after the Qing Dynas- ty opened the country to foreign trade. The rapid growth of port economy had spurred different walks of life in the region, especially the handicraft development. This article gives an overview of the industrial development in Chaozhou in the Qing Dynasty, such as salt, mining and metallurgical industry, sugar, textiles, cernamics and other hand-made industries, which directly promoted the social and economic development of Chaoshan ar- ea and advance in technology.