论木商与明清至民初清水江流域教育发展的关系

On the Relationship between Timber Merchants and the Education in Qingshui River from Ming and Qing Dynasty to the Beginning of the Republic of China

清水江流域得天独厚的自然条件蕴育了明清时期享誉贵州全省的木商文化。当地苗侗民众受木材经济贸易的影响,社会生活直接或间接地卷入到与木材经济相关的经济活动中。以木商群体为代表的苗侗民众经过艰苦的山林培植、木材出售,获得白花花的银子,他们发家不忘乡里,乐善好施,积极捐资当地教育事业,为清水江流域社会文明进步做出了积极贡献,使清水江流域成为贵州较早进入文明社会的区域。

The Favorable condition of Qingshuijiang River contributed to the timber trade culture,which was famous in Guizhou Province in Ming and Qing Dynasty. Influenced by timber trade,the local Hmong and Dong people were directly or indirectly involved in the economic activities related to timber trade. The Hmong and Dong people,the representatives of timber trade,took painstaking efforts to cultivate forests,sell wood to make good money. With great wealth,they did not forget the development of their hometown,on the contrary,they donated funds to the development of local education,which greatly contributed to the social civilization of Qingshuijiang River and enabled Qingshuijiang River to step into civilized society early.