以茶为媒:“万里茶道”的形成、特征与价值

Chinese Tea as a Cultural Medium:Historical Study of Formation,Features and Values of“The Wanli Tea Route”

“万里茶道”是17世纪至20世纪前期横跨亚欧大陆长达13000多公里的国际商道,是继“丝绸之路”之后的又一条重要国际大通道。“万里茶道”作为文化线路遗产,经历了从“茶叶之路”、“万里茶路”到“万里茶道”的认识过程。“万里茶道”具有空间广阔环境复杂、起点多源中心突出、多层级放射网状分布、运输方式多样、各段分工明确等特征,是多维一体、融入全球化并仍有活态存在的复合型文化线路遗产。“万里茶道”在开拓、发展、繁荣的历史过程中,孕育和呈现出特有的生态价值、历史价值、文化价值、经济价值、文化交流价值,是人类共有的文化财富,在见证历史的同时,对今天经济、社会、文化的发展同样具有重要意义。

“The Wanli Tea Route”,an international trade route spanning more than 13,000 kilometers in Eurasia from the 17th century to the early 20th century,is another century artery after the“Silk Road”.As the heritage of cultural routes,“The Wanli Tea Route”has undergone the cognitive process from the historical remains“The Tea Road”to“The Wanli Tea Road”to the cultural route“The Wanli Tea Route”.“The Wanli Tea Route”has the following characteristics,wide space and complex environment,multipul starting points and prominent center,multi-level radial network distribution of transportation route,and so on.It is a multi-dimensional,intangible existence of globalizing“production,transportation and marketing”road network with tea as a medium.In the historical process of opening-up,development and prosperity of“The Wanli Tea Route”,it develops and presents its unique value,such as the ecological value,historical value,cultural value,economic value and cultural exchange value,which constitutes a cultural treasure shared by all mankind.While witnessing the history,“The Wanli Tea Route”is of great significance to the development of today’s economy,society and culture.