河北省植棉始期探讨

The Initial Period of Cotton Planting in Hebei Province

河北省是中国重要的棉花集中产区之一,有着悠久的植棉历史。多年来,农学、史学专家对河北省植棉的历史不断挖掘、研究,取得了显著成果,但在河北省植棉开始时间问题上,一直没有明确的结论。大致有3种不同观点,一是河北植棉开始于宋代末期至元代初期,二是始于宋代,三是始于唐代或更早。笔者通过广泛查阅河北植棉史料,梳理、归纳、分析,认为河北植棉始于唐代的观点更符合史实。

Hebei is one of the important cotton producing areas in China and has a long history of cotton planting.Over the years,experts in agriculture and history have been exploring and studying the history of cotton planting in Hebei,and achieved remarkable results.However,there has been no definite conclusion on the initial period of cotton planting in Hebei.There are roughly three different views.The first is that cotton planting in Hebei began in the late Song dynasty and the early Yuan dynasty.The second regards the Song dynasty as the initial time of cotton planting in Hebei.And the third refers to the Tang dynasty or earlier.Through extensive consulting to historical materials,and combing and analysis,we consider that the view that cotton planting in Hebei began in the Tang dynasty is more consistent with historical facts.