南洋劝业会

论南洋劝业会的历史地位与作用

On the Historic Status and Effect of Nanyang Commodity Exposition

南洋劝业会与丝绸（1）

Southeast Asian Bazaar and Silk ( 1 )

晚清在南京举办的南洋劝业会，是中国历史上首次全国规模的商品博览会。

Nanyang Commodity Exposition , held in Nanking in late Qing dynasty , is the first national commodity exposition in Chinese history .

南洋劝业会是中国历史上第一次规模庞大的全国性博览会，标志着中国社会向近代化方向的发展，也是中国丝绸业走向外部世界的开端。

The Southeast Asian Bazaar , the first large-scale nationwide fair in China 's history , symbolizes a development of Chinese society towards modernization and debut of Chinese silk industry towards the outside world .

丝绸行业包括蚕桑、制丝、织造的茧、丝、绸缎等产品等参与了南洋劝业会的展销，对推进中国丝绸业的近代化进程起到了积极的作用。

Such products as cocoons , raw silk and silk fabrics from sericulture , silk reeling and weaving industries were displayed and sold at the bazaar , playing an active role in promoting Chinese silk industry onto modernization .