试论近代山西商人对丝路沿线城市兴起的作用

Analysis the Effect of the Rise about the Cities along the Silk Road Which were Facilitated by Shanxi Merchant

随着我国"丝绸之路经济带"战略构想的提出,作为经济带重要组成部分的丝路沿线城市,其工商业发展状况以及对区域经济所产生的影响成为学界关注的热点。近代,山西商人通过丝绸之路及蒙古草地贸迁西北,促进了大量散落在丝路沿线商业城镇的兴起与繁荣,并推动了当地区域经济的发展。本文拟通过对近代甘肃、宁夏、青海、新疆等省区丝路沿线十数个城市商业发展情况的梳理,考察山西商人在上述商业城镇发展过程中所起的作用,以帮助我们了解商人对商业城镇兴起及对区域经济发展所产生的影响,进而为当代丝路经济带的开发与建设提供一些新思路。

With the strategic proposal of ＂the Silk Road Economic Belt＂, the cities along the Silk Road, as important elements of the Belt, have become the academic hot point due to its effect on business indus- try and regional economy. In recent years, Shanxi merchant traded northwest through the Silk Road and Mongolia grassland, which has stimulated the rise and prosperity of the cities and counties along the Road and has promoted the development of local economy. This paper is trying to sort the business development of the provinces along the Road, such as Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai , Xinjiang and so on, investigate the role of Shanxi merchant has played in business development process, understand the effect of them on business cities and regional economy to provide new ideas for the Silk Road Economic Belt development and construction.