Discussion Of Economic Interaction Between Mountain And Coastal Region In Tingzhou And Zhangzhou Prefectures And The Upgration Of Longyan's Economic Statue

From perspective of marine history, this thesis focuses on Longyan located between Tingzhou and Zhangzhou. The analysis begins with the economic promotion of longyan in the interaction between marine and mountain economy in Zhangzhou and Tingzhou; and it investigates the strong impetus on the mountain economy of Tingzhou exerted by marine trade since middle Ming dynasty and substantial support to Zhangzhou economy from Tingzhou mountain economy, as well as their interaction.Firstly, it focuses on the geography and environmental systems in Longyan. The geographic environment resembles with that of Tingzhou, both which is locate in mountainous district of west Fujian, however, there was no waterborne route between the two places. Through Jiulong River, the development of Longyan synchronized with that of Zhangzhou, and the development of Tingzhou was more slowly than that of Longyan, which led to the variance of ethinic origin, language and custom between the two plance. However, due to the similar geographic environment, both Longyan and Tingzhou developed the economic cultivation as an important economic model.Then, the thesis emphasized that the flourishing marine trade in coastal Zhangzhou promoted the economic integration of Tingzhou and Zhangzhou since the mid Ming dynasty. Therefore, the transportation condition between Tingzhou and Zhangzhou was further improved and altered the originally relative isolation between Tingzhou and Zhangzhou, as well as resulted in an economic circle covering Tingzhou, Zhangzhou, and Chao-Shan district in Guangdong. The interaction between mountain and maritime economy reveals the importance of the geography and transportation condition in Longyan located at the junction of the three regions. From the mid-Ming period, the economic status of Longyan greatly improved, with a dynamic atmosphere in economy, which exerted great influence on the social and economic development of Longyan. Until Yongzheng reign, Longyan was established as a prefecture.In all, through the analysis, the thesis proves that whereas the prosperity of the marine economy played an important role in the economic development in mountainous Tingzhou and Longyan; the development of mountain economy in Tingzhou and Longyan also greatly promoted the boom of marine economy.