人口迁徙、环境适应与技术改良：辣椒在中国西南地区的传播-《中国农史》

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Title:: Migration, Environmental Adaptation and Technological Improvement: Introduction and Spread of Capsicum in Southwestern China

Author(s):: YU Shuai WANG Si-ming; （Institution of Chinese Agricultural Civilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095）

摘要:: 原产美洲的辣椒于明末传入中国沿海地区，康乾时期由“湖广填四川”的移民潮与滇缅通道等途径传入西南地区。随着引种成功和种植区域扩大，辣椒的本土化进程呈现出强劲的生命力，产生了多样化的新品种及加工利用方式。通过对方志资料的梳理廓清了辣椒在西南地区不同时段的传播过程，文章认为该地区成为嗜食辣椒的典型地区是独特的环境条件、辣椒的特性、食辣人群的迁徙等因素交叉互动的结果。

Abstract:: Capsicum, native to America, was introduced into coastal areas of China in the late Ming Dynasty. From Kangxi to Qianlong period, capsicum was introduced to the southwestern China with the migration of "Huguang moving to Sichuan" and the "Yunnan-Myanmar Road". With the expansion of planting area, the localization process of capsicum shows strong vitality, resulting in a variety of new varieties and processing and utilization methods. The spreading process of capsicum in southwest China in different periods can be clarified through the local records. The reason why southwest China has become a typical area for eating spicy food is related to the interaction of the unique environmental conditions, the characteristics of capsicum, the migration of people who prefer eating spicy.