A Study On Several Questions Of The Economic Exploitation Of Wan-nan Region During The Han Dynasty

Wan-nan Region is the important component of Anhui Province. Its area reaches 1/3 of today's Anhui Province. It is thought that the development of Wan-nan Region is after the Nanchao Dynasty and the Dong Jin Dynasty traditionally. However, this is inaccurate. This text tries from history, historical geography, sociology, archaeology multi-disciplinary angle, to Wan-nan Region development situation of economy in the Han Dynasty , the analysis of seeking truth from facts and studying, is in the hope of breaking through the constraint of the traditional view, re-recognize to Wan-nan Region of period of the Han Dynasty, reveal the dense fog of history, returns the true colours of history. The author thinks, there is a greater improvement before Nanchao Dynasty and the Dong Jin Dynasty of Wan-nan Region. In the Han Dynasty, Wan-nan Region was a part of Danyang county. " Danyang copper "was made in Wan-nan Region, During the several hundred years in the Han and Wei Dynasties, Danyang copper was called " kind copper ", " good copper ", general but a permanent one praise. The industry that smelts copper and other industries related to it have promoted the development of local economic capacity. In last years of Western Han Dynasty and last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, because of the long-term chaos caused by war in the North, members of people moved south from north china, Wan-nan Region population increase very fast, not only brought advanced production technology and ideology and culture, but also make workforce of agriculture and handicraft industry increasely, have accelerated the development of local economy.