Research On Related Issues Of Sucrose Industry Economy In The Song Dynasty

In the Song Dynasty,the sucrose industry economy had a comprehensive and significant development.It gradually became a system from sugar cane planting,sucrose production to consumption,and has formed an important industry economy.The distribution characteristics of sucrose producing areas in the Song Dynasty mainly include the wide and widespread distribution of sucrose producing areas in the south,the formation of regional sucrose production bases,the distribution of sucrose producing areas along the river and coastal areas,and the types of sucrose（sugar cane）in the southern sucrose producing areas are richer than those in the north.The main influencing factors for the formation of these characteristics are as follows: 1.The influence of natural geographical environment;2.Influence of historical factors of sugar cane planting and sucrose production;3.The influence of social and environmental factors on stability in the south.Sugar cane planting and sucrose production in the Song Dynasty had shown a trend of specialization and commercialization.The commercialization of sucrose production is affected by many factors.One is the promotion of the increase of grain yield;Second,it is closely related to the progress of sucrose and sugar cane storage technology;Third,it is closely related to the unprecedented prosperity of commodity economy;Fourth,it has something to do with the development of shipbuilding industry.The upper class of the Song Dynasty generally enjoyed the consumption of sucrose in court etiquette,festival folk customs and daily life.In the Buddhist religious ceremonies of the Song Dynasty and the daily life of Buddhist people,sucrose is an indispensable consumer goods.In addition,the common people in the Song Dynasty widely consumed and used sugar cane,sucrose and sucrose products in terms of daily diet,festivals and customs,which was very different from the situation that only the upper class enjoyed and consumed sucrose before the Song Dynasty,and it was also a reflection of the further development of the sucrose industry economy in the Song Dynasty.In addition,the consumption and application of sucrose in the clinical treatment of TCM internal medicine,pediatrics,obstetrics and gynecology in the Song Dynasty was also very extensive,which promoted the progress and development of TCM treatment in the Song Dynasty to a certain extent.At the same time,people also make sucrose dishes to supplement health care,and drink sucrose porridge to prevent diseases and maintain health.The remarkable development of the sucrose industry economy in the Song Dynasty had an important impact on the economy and society at that time and later generations,which was mainly reflected in promoting the social and economic development of the Song Dynasty,improving people’s material life,enriching people’s spiritual culture and having a far-reaching impact on the economic development of the sugar industry in later generations.