论清代官营茶马贸易的延续及其废止

茶马贸易是中原农业民族和周边从事畜牧业的少数民族之间物物交换的一种互惠互利的经济活动。官营茶马贸易发端于唐代,兴起于宋代,在明代达到高度垄断,清初承明之旧,重新恢复和延续了这种特殊的民族贸易制度。本文引用了大量文献资料,着重论述了清代官营茶马贸易的恢复以及衰落并最终废止的状况,认为清代特定的政治、经济背景是其废止的根本原因。

The Continuation and Abolishment of Official Tea-Horse Trade during Qing Dynasty

Tea-Horse Trade was a mutually beneficial economic activity between the Han Chinese and the surrounding ethnic minorities.Official Tea-Horse Trade started in Tang Dynasty,developed in Song Dynasty,achieved a high degree of monopoly in Ming Dynasty,resumed in Qing Dynasty.This paper points out that the abolishment of this special trading system is attributed to Qing Dynasty's political and economic background.