18-20世纪中俄茶路兴衰的再思考

Reconsideration on the Rise and Fall of Sino-Russian Tea Road during the 18th to 20th Century

在西方工业革命相继爆发、海上商业文明进一步扩张的18-20世纪,体现中国传统陆路贸易模式的中俄茶路走向衰落似乎已经是必然的结局。然而,拥有工业和科技优势的英国最终通过战争、鸦片、盗取茶种和技术等手段从积贫积弱的中国夺取了茶叶贸易的主导权。历史充分说明,公平的竞争环境只能靠国家的实力来维护。重构中国茶与茶路的历史文化价值,复兴中国茶文化的话语权是我们当今必须肩负起的历史责任。

As industrial revolution began to appear in many western countries and maritime commercial civilization continued to expand during the 18th to 20th century, the decline of Sino-Russian Tea Road, which represented China＇ s traditional land trade model, sounds to be an inevitable result. With its industrial and technological advantages, British Empire deprived the already fragile China of its dominance in the trading of tea through wars, opium, and its stealing of China＇ s tea seeds and technology. This history shows that fair economic environment can only be protected by the strength of a country. To reconstruct the historical and cultural value of Chinese tea and tea road and to revive the rights of discourse of Chinese tea culture are the historical responsibilities we need to take.