清代桂阳州炼锌业初探

A Preliminary Study of Zinc Industry in Guiyang County in the Qing Dynasty

桂阳州是清代湖南金属锌的主要产地,炼锌业主要是为了铸钱。近年来,桂阳发现了一批清代炼锌遗址,为研究清代桂阳州炼锌业提供了实物资料。本文综合考古和史料证据分析研究清代桂阳州炼锌业,揭开清代桂阳州炼锌业的整体面貌。研究发现清代桂阳州的炼锌业从采矿、冶炼到产品流向,政府在其中都起到了重要作用,最后形成桂阳州特有的炼锌业管理模式。

Guiyang was the main producer of zinc metal in Hunan in the Qing Dynasty,and its zinc industry was mainly for minting.In recent years,a number of zinc smelting sites dated to the Qing Dynasty were found in Guiyang,which provided material data for the study of zinc industry of Qing Guiyang.Based on archaeological and historical evidence,this paper analyses and studies zinc industry of Qing Guiyang,and unveiled its overall appearance.It is found that the government played an important role from mining,smelting and product flow,finally forming a unique administration mode in zinc industry.