浅议唐代广东的海上丝绸贸易

On Guangdong's Marine Silk Trade in Tang Dynasty

丝绸历来是中国对外贸易的大宗商品,广东作为中国对外交往的南大门和海上丝绸之路的主要起点,在丝绸的外销中一直起着不可替代的作用。唐代是我国历史发展的一个重要时期,也是丝绸贸易由陆路向海路的转折时期,广东的丝绸贸易从产品来源、贸易范围、贸易方式到贸易管理都较前代有很大发展。

Silk had always been a major item in China's foreign trade through the ages. As China's southern gate and as the main starting point of the marine silk route, Guangdong had always played an irreplaceable role in the foreign silk trade. Tang dynasty was a very important period in the history of China and was also the transition period when China's foreign silk trade turned from land to the seas. Guangdong's silk trade experienced great development as against the previous ages whether in terms of source of supply, scope of trading, or trading management. 