论吴文化冶铸（下篇）——吴地历代冶金业的发展

秦汉以后,吴地冶金业持续发展。汉、六朝吴地的冶铜、铸铁及炼钢都十分发达,处全国领先地位,成为关系国计民生的重要手工业。从汉代起,丹阳郡的铜镜即著名,吴郡发展为铸镜中心。炒钢、灌钢和百炼钢的发明,都是中国冶金史上的重要创造。唐代全国经济重心南移以后,吴地有色金属采矿的坑冶与产量更有了大幅度增长。润州排名为全国第三大冶州,青铜镜、金银器皿等精湛的金属铸作多被朝庭列为贡品。明清时期苏钢的生产盛极一时,吴地金、银、铜、铁的许多优秀传统工艺品制作技术流传至今,并被发扬光大。

On Bronze Founding in Wu Culture(Second Part)——Development of Metallurgy in the History of the Wu

Since the Qin and Han Dynasties metallurgy of the Wu Kingdom developed continuously.Copper founding,iron founding and steelmaking were well developed in the Wu during the period of the Han Dynasty and the Six Dynasties and became a leading industry to the nation's economy and the people's livelihood.Since the Han Dynasty bronze mirrors were well known in Danyang County,which later developed into the manufacturing center of bronze mirrors.The discovery of various ways of making steel was a milestone in the Chinese metallurgy history.After the economic center moved to the South in the Dang Dynasty non-ferrous metal industry developed greatly.Runzhou ranked third in metallurgy and bronze mirrors,gold and silver ware and so on were sent to the court as tributes.Steelmaking in Suzhou reached the peak in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.The techniques in making traditional metal handicrafts have been going on and improved greatly.