浅析近代铁路敷设对山西农业发展的历史意义——以三晋棉业发展情况为例

Analysis on the Historical Significance of Modern Railway Laying to Shanxi’s Agricultural Development——Taking the development of Sanjin cotton industry as an example

农产品贸易与农产品运输方式有着密不可分的联系。自民国时期敷设铁路以来,铁路凭借其运量大、运费低、安全性高、运输距离长等优点取代了原有的驿路运输,促进了农产品的进一步市场化。以山西为例,铁路巨大的运输能力及其优越性将山西这一内陆腹地迅速纳入了华北市场,对以棉业的为代表的山西农业规模化发展与运销结构市场化产生了重要影响。

Agricultural products trade is inextricably linked with their transportation methods. Laid in the period of the Republic of China,the railway has replaced the original post road transportation by virtue of its large volume,low cost, high safety and long transportation distance,which has made the agricultural products more market-oriented. Shanxi,an inland province as an example,was quickly incorporated into the North China market because of the huge transportation capacity and the superiority of its railway system,which has an important impact on Shanxi's agriculture,especially its cotton industry,in terms of scale development and marketization of transportation and marketing structure.