两汉时期的雷州半岛及其在中国历史上的地位

汉代的雷州半岛是汉族和少数民族的聚居之地，是当时闻名全国的采珠业和商贸业十分发达的地主，也是海外交通和对外交往十分频繁的地方，春政治经济地位非常重要。两汉朝臣因获罪而流放合浦，实开唐宋名贤谪迁雷州半岛之先河。雷州半岛扼琼州海峡的咽喉，不仅是汉朝控制海南岛的关键所在，而且是汉朝对交践地实施有效管辖的关键所在，其战略地位亦十分重要。

The Importance of Leizhou Peninsula in the Han Dynasty

On the south China coast, the Leizhou Peninsula played an important role in the Han dynasty. The peninsula, where many minorities lived, was very famous for pearl-fishery, and for its strategic location at that time. The importance of the Peninsula in China's overseas trade during the Han period has recently been attested by some archaeologists.