黑茶是中国的传统大宗茶类,本文根据大量历史资料,论述了中国黑茶的主要品类——湖南黑茶、湖北黑茶、川滇黑茶、滇桂黑茶的历史贸易途径和市场沿革状况,提出了黑茶发源于雅安一带的看法和论据,阐述了茶叶贸易和西北商贸历史成就的关系,对黑茶在中国政治、经济、文化中的地位作用进行了一定的探讨。

Dark tea has been a great part of traditional China tea. The historical trade way and the market evolution of the main kinds of dark tea, which are from Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangxi, were discussed according to a great deal of historical records. The author believed that dark tea originated from Ya’an, and put forward some opinion and argument. The author also discussed the relationship of tea trade and historical trade achievement in northwest. The important historical role and affects on Chinese politics, economy, and culture were discussed in the paper, too.