略论宋代中外朝贡关系与朝贡制度

朝贡制度是古代中外交往的主要模式之一。宋代中外朝贡关系具有两个鲜明的特征 :一是其政治性、军事性 ,尤以韩中朝贡关系为甚 ;二是随着市舶贸易的发展 ,统治者不断控制朝贡贸易的规模 ,朝贡贸易遂经历了由盛入衰的转变。与此同时 ,宋代的朝贡制度亦有所发展变化。

On Sino- foreign Relations and Tributary System in Song Dynasty

The tributary system is one of the main patterns in Sino-foreign relations in ancient China. Sino-foreign tributary relations in Song Dynasty had two distinguishing features. One is that it involved politics and military matters, especially between China and Korea. The other is that with the development of foreign trade, the government began to limit the tributary trade. So the tributary trade first prospered then declined gradually. Meanwhile, the tributary system developed and went through some changes.