茶船古道的历史成因、发展及其影响

The Historical Origin, Development and Influence of Ancient Tea-ship Road

茶船古道是发端于明末清初,为输出梧州六堡茶而形成的一条独特的国际贸易大通道。这条水上运输通道以茶叶为媒介,以船为主要载体,以上万公里的航运线路为纽带,在数百年间不断推动着沿线国家和地区的繁荣发展。这条运输线路的形成和发展,经历了一个漫长的过程,是一个由内及外、由境内向境外逐步展开的递进模式,它在发展的高峰期与东南亚地区的大开发,以及我国东南沿海地区华工“下南洋”的风潮相伴相生,深深影响了沿线国家和地区居民的日常生活习惯和社会消费需求。对茶船古道进行挖掘和研究,对于多视角多层面地了解中国对外文化交往和发展进程具有非常重要的历史意义。

The ancient tea-ship road originated in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and formed a unique international trade channel for exporting Wuzhou Liubao tea. With tea as the medium, ship as the main carrier, and more than 10,000 kilometers of shipping lines as the link, this water transport channel has continuously promoted the prosperity and development of countries and regions along the route for hundreds of years. The formation and development of this transport channel has experienced a long process;it was an inside-out, gradually from the inside to the outside of the progressive mode. The peak of its development in history was accompanied by the large-scale development of southeast Asia, as well as the trend of Chinese laborers in the southeast coastal areas of China "going to the south of the sea", which has deeply affected the daily living habits and social consumption demands of residents in countries and regions along the route. The excavation and research of the ancient tea-ship road is of great historical significance to understand China's cultural exchanges and development process with foreign countries from multiple perspectives and levels.