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我国古代中央政府跟西部少数民族地区——特别是西部藏区进行的茶马贸易对当时西部边疆的政治、经济、文化都产生了巨大影响。明代是中国历史上茶马贸易最为繁荣的时期，而河州又是明代茶马贸易最为兴盛的地区。明代河州的茶马贸易繁荣为何能够繁荣起来？论文从河州特殊的地理位置，藏区对茶叶的需求，明廷抵御北元、羁縻西番的政策三个方面对此进行了论述。
아국고대중앙정부근서부소수민족지구——특별시서부장구진행적다마무역대당시서부변강적정치、경제、문화도산생료거대영향。명대시중국역사상다마무역최위번영적시기，이하주우시명대다마무역최위흥성적지구。명대하주적다마무역번영위하능구번영기래？논문종하주특수적지리위치，장구대다협적수구，명정저어북원、기미서번적정책삼개방면대차진행료논술。
Our ancient central government traded with western minority areas, especmuy western Tibet by tea for horse. This way of exchange had a strong impact on the then western frontierg politics, economy and culture. Ming Dynasty was the most prosperous period of tea - horse trade in Chinese while Hezhou was the most flourishing area of the tea - horse trade in Ming Dynasty. Why is the tea - horse trade prosperous in Hezhou？ This paper dis- cusses Hezhous special geographical location, Tibets demand for tea and the policy that the Ming court resisted the North Yuan and western Qiang.