This article posits that the development of copper smelting industry in the Jianghuai region during the'Kingdom Civilization'period can be divided into three stages:the establishment of copper-based metallurgy during the Xia Dynasty,the monopoly of copper smelting during the Shang Dynasty,and the diffusion of copper smelting during the Zhou Dynasty.The Huaiyi(淮夷)had already mastered copper smelting techniques by at least the Western Zhou Dynasty.Historical texts referring to'Jiangnan Jinxi'(江南金锡),'Wuyue Jinxi'(吴越金锡),and'Nanjin'(南金)should encompass not only copper products from south of the Yangtze River but also those from the entire Jianghuai region,where extensive copper mining and bronze casting activities occurred.Thus,this region did not merely serve as a corridor for the tribute or trade of gold and tin from the southeast.If copper smelting techniques were indeed transmitted to the Central Plains via the Eurasian continent,the techniques in the Jianghuai region should have been led by the Central Plains dynasty and introduced through the Central Plains region.
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王国文明/江淮地区/冶铜业/发展阶段
Key words
Kingdom civilization/Jianghuai region/Copper smelting industry/stage of development
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