As early as about 6000 years ago, the ancestors of Lingnan had already used canoes to move in the offshore.
From 5000 to 3000 years ago, Huiyang Plain, nearly 100 kilometers north of Dongjiang, has formed a business circle with ceramics as the link, and its influence extends to coastal and overseas islands through waterways.
By studying the distribution areas of seagoing ships and unearthed pottery, as well as the shoulder-shouldered stone tools, bronze drums and cymbals, it is known that the ancestors of Lingnan once shuttled between the South China Sea and even the South Pacific coast and its islands in the pre-Qin period, and their culture indirectly influenced the Indian Ocean coast and its islands.
According to the unearthed cultural relics and the study of ancient documents, Nanyue has been able to manufacture 25 ~ 30 tons of wooden boats and has considerable contacts with overseas countries.
Nanyue's export products are mainly lacquerware, silk, pottery and bronzes. As listed in ancient literature, imported products are "the combination of pearls, rhinoceros (cattle), hawksbill, fruit and cloth." The main trading ports are Panyu (now Guangzhou) and Xuwen (now Xuwen).
Second, the middle and late Western Han Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty: the formation and development of the Maritime Silk Road.
"Han dynasty history. Geographical Records records "Nanzhangsai, Xuwen, Hepu Sailing" ... There is a long translation, which belongs to Huangmen, and they all went to Haicheng Pearl, colored glass, strange stones, foreign objects and gold miscellaneous with the applicant. ..... "Explain that the" Maritime Silk Road "rose after the destruction of South Vietnam by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. During the Eastern Han Dynasty (especially in the later period), ships used sails; Daqin (Roman Empire) arrived in Guangzhou by sea for the first time for trade; Official businessmen from China also arrived in Rome. This marks the formation of the Maritime Silk Road that truly spans Asia, Africa and Europe.
With the development of sericulture and textile industry in Han Dynasty, silk products became the main export products in this period. Frankincense (incense burner) and domestic servants (lantern figurines) were not seen in previous imports.
As the territory of the Han Dynasty expanded to parts of Southeast Asia, the government strengthened the management of coastal ports and cities along the Maritime Silk Road. For example, today's Xu Wen said, "The goods are stored here in the south of the county for their needs and transactions." There are also some important commercial cities, such as Panyu, Xuwen, Hepu (now near Hepu), Long Bian (now Hanoi), Guangxin (now Wuzhou), Busan (now Guigang) and Guilin (now Guilin).
It is particularly noteworthy that the waterway and land transportation between Lingnan and the mainland has also become important and has been repaired. Third, the Maritime Silk Road in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties
In the fifth year of Sun Wu's regime (226), Huang Wu established Guangzhou (the county ruled Guangzhou today), which strengthened the maritime trade in the south.
According to historical records, Guangzhou became the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Foreign trade involves fifteen countries and regions, including not only Southeast Asian countries, but also Daqin in India and Europe in the west. The mode of operation is that the China government sends a mission to visit, and foreign governments send envoys to pay tribute to China.
Silk is the main export commodity. Imports include pearls, incense, ivory, rhinoceros horn, hawksbill, coral, jadeite, peacock, gold and silver treasure, rhinoceros, Cabernet Sauvignon (cotton cloth), variegated cloth, diamonds, coloured glaze, pearls, betel nut and Douluan.
With the development of the Maritime Silk Road in Guangzhou, foreign trade income became the financial dependence of the Southern Dynasties.
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Quanzhou, the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road
Quanzhou is located in the southeast coast of Fujian Province, with latitude 24 22'-25 56' north and longitude117 34'-19 05' east. The area is11220.5km2. It has jurisdiction over Licheng, Fengze, Luojiang and Quangang, Shishi, Jinjiang and Nan 'an, and Huian, Anxi, Yongchun, Dehua and Jinmen counties. The population is 6,546,200 (excluding kinmen county). Spread Minnan dialect. Quanzhou is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese and the main ancestral home of Han compatriots in Taiwan Province Province.
Quanzhou is the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road and one of the first 24 historical and cultural cities in the State Council. As early as the Tang Dynasty, Quanzhou Erythrina Port was one of the four major foreign trade ports in China, and it was called the largest port in the East together with Alexandria in the Song and Yuan Dynasties. Quanzhou, known as "Zou Lu on the seashore", is rich in humanities and prosperous in culture. The long-term exchange and intersection of Chinese and western cultures here has created brilliant cultural celebrities, preserved brilliant ancient and modern cultural heritages represented by Nanxi, Nanyin and South Shaolin, and a large number of rare Chinese and foreign historical and cultural treasures. National cultural relics protection units include Kaiyuan Temple, Laojunyan Temple, Jing Qing Temple, Islamic Holy Tomb, Cao An and other temples of several major religions in the Middle Ages. There are traditional architectural masterpieces such as Luoyang Bridge, Anping Bridge and Chongwu Ancient City, as well as Jiuri Mountain's cliff stone carvings and wind-praying maps, which witnessed the friendly exchanges between Quanzhou and foreign businessmen in the Song and Yuan Dynasties. There are also 12 places such as the tomb of national hero Zheng Chenggong, the famous temple of folk beliefs, Tianhou Palace, and the ancient kiln site of Dehua Qudou Palace. There are 37 provincial cultural relics protection units and more than 200 municipal cultural relics protection units. There is a strong local culture everywhere. Liyuan Opera, Puppet Opera, Gaojia Opera and Dacheng Opera are simple and elegant.
Nanyin, the "living fossil" of medieval court music, is regarded as the most intimate local accent by overseas wanderers. Dehua porcelain, Hui 'an stone carving, Licheng puppet head, Anxi oolong tea, Yongchun mature vinegar and other famous local products are well-known, and they are good gifts for relatives and friends and are exported at home and abroad.
Quanzhou is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese in China and the main ancestral home of Han compatriots in Taiwan Province Province. At present, there are more than 6 million overseas Chinese in Quanzhou and more than 680,000 compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao, all over the world 100 countries and regions. Among the Han compatriots in Taiwan Province Province, Quanzhou people account for 44.8%. For a long time, the vast number of overseas villagers and patriotic overseas Chinese in Quanzhou have made great contributions to the construction of our city.