丝绸之路青海道商贸功能探析

The Role of the Silk Road in Qinghai

丝绸之路青海道是古代丝绸、茶叶外销的重要通道,也是西亚、中亚及青藏地区特产东输的通道。史料与考古发现证明,产自内地的绢丝、蜀锦等经青海道输往中亚、西亚,产自西域及青藏的香料、玉石、药材、马匹、牛羊等借此道东输。青海道沿线的商贸往来促进了当地的经济发展,形成了一些贸易重镇,对促进东西经济文化交流作出过重要贡献。

The Silk Road in Qinghai was a major road for China to export silk and tea in ancient time, and was alsoan important road for the countries in West and Central Asia as well as Qinghai and Tibet of China to transporttheir special local products to the east. The historical documents and archaeological discoveries proved that someproducts from the China's Mainland such as spun silk, Shu brocade were exported through the road to Central andWest Asia. Some products from Tibet and Qinghai such as spices, jade, herbs, horses, cattle and sheep weretransported through the same road to the east. The trade onthe road promoted the local economic development, asa consequence, a number of trade centers were set up on it. Thus, the road played an important role in the cultur-al exchanges and economic cooperation between the east and the west.