档案所见民国时期滇藏食盐交换与民族互动——以德钦县为例

Archival Evidence of Salt Exchange and Ethnic Interaction between Yunnan and Tibet during the Republic of China Era:A Case Study of Deqin County

民国时期,食盐交换是滇藏间商品贸易的重要组成部分,促进了滇藏交界地的民族互动。由于民国史志文献对滇藏食盐交换记载不详,目前学界对该问题的研究略显薄弱。中国第二历史档案馆及云南省档案馆所藏民国档案有关滇藏食盐交换的历史,可进一步论证滇藏间以盐为载体的民族互动,形成藏盐从生产、运输到消费的完整链条,为维护边疆稳定发挥了积极作用,为铸牢中华民族共同体意识奠定了一定的历史基础。

The trade of commodities between Yunnan and Tibet during the Republic of China era was greatly aided by the exchange of salt,which fostered interethnic relations along the frontier.Research on this subject is still comparatively sparse since historical literature on the subject of salt exchange between Yunnan and Tibet during this era contains few records.Nonetheless,extensive evidence for this history can be found in the meticulous historical archives kept by the Yunnan Provincial Archives and the Second Historical Archives of China.The documents also show that salt formed a whole chain from the manufacturing of Tibetan salt to its transit and consumption,thereby serving as a conduit for ethnic connection between Yunnan and Tibet.This established a strong historical basis for promoting a sense of community among the Chinese people and was crucial in preserving stability in the border regions.