摘要
"丝绸之路"至今已经存在2000多年,而以珍珠、香料、犀角、象牙等"宝货"为主的海上丝路民间贸易,同样历史悠久,影响深远。海上丝路早期的民间贸易在中外文化交流史上的重要地位因材料相对缺乏,常被忽视,应对其进行重新审视和定位。广义的海上丝路可以包含西南丝路或南方丝路。中西方两大文明直接对话始于海上丝路而不是陆上丝路,其原因发人深省,并与海路沿线民间贸易的繁荣不无关系。海上丝路和陆上丝路相伴而生,珠联璧合,相得益彰,共同构成了中国古代对外交往的两大重要通道。
The Silk Road has existed more than 2000 years, while the Sea Silk Road which took pearl, spice,rhinoceros horn, elephant tooth as the staple goods has longer history with more far-reaching influences. Being lack of the sufficient documents, civil trade through Sea Silk Road in the early period in South China are often neglected by scholars, it is necessary to review and reorient the Sea Silk Road. The generalized Sea Silk Road should include South Silk Road. The reason for why the direct communications between China and the west was initiated by Sea Silk Road instead of Land Silk Road is worth pursuing further, which must be deeply influenced by the prosperous trade along the sea road. It is certain the two important passes, Land Silk Road is accompanied by Sea Silk Road harmoniously in the ancient international contacts.
关键词
民间贸易
海上丝绸之路
中外文化交流
civil trade
Sea Silk Road
the Sino-Foreign communications
