隋唐大运河的开通与苏州丝路港的兴起:以陶瓷贸易为中心的考察

The Opening of Grand Canal and Rise of Suzhou as Port of Maritime Silk Road:A Study Centing on Porcelain Trade in Sui and Tang

隋朝开通大运河后,隋唐时期国内和对外的交通格局都因此发生深刻的变化。隋唐大运河的江南运河段经过苏州,苏州在隋唐时期不但是重要的运河城市,在对外交流中的地位也得到巨大提升,成为海上丝绸之路新的交流中心。中外人士包括使节、高僧多有经苏州出入华境和登船远航,还有不少胡商在此经营,给苏州留下了中外交流的各种文化印记。唐代苏州还出现了常熟黄泗浦和华亭青龙镇两大陶瓷外销港。在唐代海上丝绸之路及其陶瓷贸易的兴盛,很大程度上也与大运河开通所造成的积极刺激有关。在此背景下,南北各地不少陶瓷名窑的产品可借由便利的水路运到唐代苏州,在当地中转出口。这也使当时的苏州成为一座“运河—丝路城市”。

The present paper,illuminating the metropolitan aspect of Suzhou that could be attributed to the city's role as one of key parts of Grand Canal and new exchange center of maritime silk road,holds that,to a greater extent,the flourishing porcelain trade in Tang be related to the opening of the Grand Canal and exactly for this reason Suzhou became a multifunctional Grand-Canal plus Silk-Road city.