BBC中国故事第二集丝绸之路与中国航船 Part9 国际贸易--海上丝绸之路的雏形

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[00:01.10]And as the south grew rich they looked for new outlets for international trade, not only by land but by sea, all the way to the Persian Gulf.当南方经济繁荣发展，人们开始寻找新的贸易出口。除了陆运还有海运，最远到达波斯湾。
[00:13.31]So here in the south in the Tang Dynasty we've got the beginnings of what I suppose we could call the maritime Silk Road.唐朝时期的南方出现了海上丝绸之路的雏形。
[00:24.31]Long-distance international trade organized by merchants here in cities like Yangzhou.来自扬州和其他城市的商人组织起长途国际贸易。
[00:32.39]And they're selling very top-end stuff - silks and fine cloths and exotic tableware.出售非常高端的商品--绫罗绸缎、精美衣物和本土餐具。
[00:39.80]They are selling mass-produced ceramics designed with the Western consumer in mind and they are also selling what will become the most popular drink in the world - tea.批量生产的陶器专为外国消费者设计。还有后来风靡世界的饮料--茶。
[00:56.31]Tea had begun in the south on the subtropical hillsides of Yunnan.茶叶源于南方，云南的亚热带山脉。
[01:01.59]Originally drunk for health, by the Tang its use spread everywhere and the first books had been published on its beneficial effects.最初饮用是为了养生。到了唐朝，茶遍布全国，还第一次出现了讲述饮茶益处的书册。
[01:10.50]It has never looked back.茶自此传遍天下。
[01:16.77]They exported silk, too, coveted since Roman times by Westerners who were prepared to pay jaw-dropping prices for garments fit for an emperor.他们也出口丝绸，从罗马时代开始就为西方人所喜爱。他们愿意出高昂的价格购买帝王般华贵的衣裳。
[01:30.14]Here is a dragon, it's a dragon.这是条龙。这是条龙。
[01:35.51]So you might think China's role today as a global mass producer is a new phenomenon in world history but it's not.如果你认为如今的中国是首次成为世界工厂，那你就错了。
[01:44.66]It has been estimated that Tang China had 55% of the world's GDP with its vast internal market, 据估计，唐代中国的GDP占世界总额的55%，这来自于它广阔的国内市场，
[01:53.18]from local village craftsmen and women to the Imperial factories, and from everyday ceramics to gorgeous works of art.从本地手工匠到官营作坊，从日常的陶器到华丽的艺术品。
[02:05.20]Tang China was a giant engine of growth.唐代的中国马力全开，蓬勃发展。
[02:14.25]So let's view the early medieval world in a different way.现在，让我们换个角度看中世纪早期的世界。

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BBC中国故事 第二集 丝绸之路与中国航船 Part9 国际贸易--海上丝绸之路的雏形

BBC中国故事第二集丝绸之路与中国航船 Part9 国际贸易--海上丝绸之路的雏形