中国与海外的交往,从汉代就有南海航线最远可达“已程不国”。这条海贸之路此后不断拓延,因中古以后的商品主要是外销陶瓷,又有称“海上陶瓷之路”。北宋时,广州作为最大的贸易港,各地名瓷纷纷从此出口。本地窑口西村窑乘势兴起,产品主要通过南海道,热销东南亚等地。一、外销西村窑的海贸背景西村窑址发现于广州市区西北面的西村增埗河东岸岗地上,南北长1公里多。废瓷堆积点主要有三处(图一),其中以西场北面的皇帝岗最为集中。窑炉烧造集中在北宋,这与当时南海贸易的背景密切相关。 China and overseas exchanges, from the Han Dynasty has the South China Sea route as far as possible, “no way out of state.” This sea trade route has been continuously extended since the Middle Ages mainly for the export of ceramic products, also known as “the road to sea ceramics.” Northern Song Dynasty, Guangzhou, as the largest trading port, porcelain from all over have to export. Local kiln West Village Kiln rise, the product mainly through South Hokkaido, selling Southeast Asia and other places. First, the export of West Village kiln sea trade background West Village kiln found in the northwest of Guangzhou City West Village by the Po Shui River east of the hill, North and South more than 1 km long. There are three main points of waste porcelain accumulation (Figure 1). Among them, the emperor Kong Kong in the north of the west field is the most concentrated. Kiln burning concentrated in the Northern Song Dynasty, which was closely related to the background of the South China Sea trade.