贵州山林契约文书与徽州山林契约文书比较研究

A Comparative Study of the Mountain Forestry Contractual Manuscripts in Guizhou and Huizhou

由杨有赓教授推动研究进程的贵州省锦屏山林契约文书,与学术成果诸多的徽州林契文书齐名,是研究中国清代林业经济状况的珍贵文献资料。徽州地区木材生产历史悠久,而贵州的林业经济兴起于苗族聚居地,兴盛于清代中期,年代相距较远,其经营形式必然不同。但二者都以栽种杉木为主,且都因当时木材市场的需求而生,必然又有共同之处。对贵州苗族山林契约文书与徽州山林契约文书进行比较研究,必有重要学术收获。

As famous as the fruitful research of Huizhou forestry contractual manuscripts, the research of Jinping forestry contractual manuscripts in Guizhou Province promoted by Prof. Yang Yougeng pro vides valuable literature to the study of forestry economy in China in the Qing Dynasty. Huizhou had a long history of timber production while the forestry economy of Guizhou arose in the Hmong areas only from the middle Qing Dynasty. The big gap of time between them brought out different operational forms. Fir trees were the major resources of the timbers in both areas, and the market demand of timbers made them share features in common. Such a comparative study can surely bring out important academic.