東海絲綢之路史疏

The History of the East China Sea Silk Road

Abstract

LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in Chinese; abstract also in English.

我國東部沿海居民很早就進行海上航行活動，并在一定程度上打通了東部沿海各港口的交通航路，他們在進行海上民間貿易往來的同時，也促進了東海絲綢之路的形成。隨著齊魯蠶桑業的逐步興盛，海上絲綢貿易活動中心漸漸由南海北移，而海州灣等天然良港的特殊地理位置也爲東海絲綢之路的繁盛提供了必不可少的先决條件。

The inhabitants of China’s eastern seaboard initiated maritime navigation very early, and to a certain extent opened up sea routes from the ports along the coast. While engaging in private trade along sea routes, they also brought about the formation of the Silk Road in the East China Sea. Accompanying the gradual rise of sericulture in the Shandong (traditionally called Qilu) region, the center of maritime silk exchange gradually shifted northward. The special location of Haizhou Bay and other natural harbors was an indispensable precondition to the flourishing of the Silk Road in the East China Sea.