十三行时期的岭南花船与世相

十三行时期的岭南花船,尤其是珠江上的花船,长久以来充满着神秘色彩。这个主题在清代的文人笔记,诗词歌赋中叙述甚多。然而,这些描述大都侧重于文学性,缺乏对花船进行一个全景式的探讨。在广州一口通商后,十三行的行商及其商业文化对花船产生了重要的影响,众多商人的活动造就了花船业的繁荣,造就了岭南花船的多种业态,展现出一幅糅合世间百态的浮世绘。

Flower Ship of Canton Thirteen Hongs Period and People of That Time

Flower ships of Canton Thirteen Hongs Period, especially the ones on the Pearl River, are full of charm and mystery in a very long time. This theme is mentioned a lot in notebooks of literati and poems of Qing Dynasty. However, all those descriptions are presented from the perspective of literature, lacking of a discussion from an overall angle. After the open up of Guangzhou port, the activity of Canton Thirteen Hongs and its business culture influence the flower ship a lot. In some sense, they realize the prosperity of flower ship and its multiple ways of doing business. An amazing picture is painted by the way.