晚清时期中外贸易的个案分析——以香港转口贸易为例

晚清时期中国对外贸易的空间格局发生了很大变化,全国对外贸易枢纽由广州逐渐北移至上海。在中国沿海唯一能与上海争雄的口岸只有香港,这得益于香港优越的地理位置及宽泛的贸易辐射面。本文力图在把握19世纪后期到20世纪初期中外贸易历史大环境的基础上,复原两广地区、西南地区、闽浙台地区、上海及长江流域、环渤海地区与香港之间贸易关系的演进,分析其发展变化的具体表现形式。

Hong Kong Entrepot Trade, An Example of Foreign Trade in Late Qing China

During the late Qing period, the geographical structure of the foreign trade in China changed greatly. Shanghai, instead of Canton (Guangzhou), became the new trade pivot of China gradually. Along the coast of China, Hong Kong was the only one port that held an equal position in contrast to Shanghai. Such a situation lay in the excellent geographical site and the broad trade partners of Hong Kong. This article illustrates the exact changes and evolutions of trade relations between Hong Kong and main geographical regions, i.e. Guangdong and Guangxi, Southeastern Region, Fujian, Zhejiang and Taiwan, Shanghai and the Yangtze Valley, and the surrounding regions of Bohai Ocean in the late Qing period.