岭南的对外丝绸贸易主要在广州，隋唐两代因为生产技术的发展，中央王朝的重视与连通南北的大运河的开通，广州成为中国对外贸易的第一大港；大批的丝绸经由内地运过南岭，再由广州出口。随着丝绸贸易的扩大，我国航海造船技术的进步，加上市舶制度的建立，使岭南经济、政治地 Lingnan’s foreign silk trade mainly in Guangzhou, Sui and Tang Dynasties due to the development of production technology, the central dynasty and the opening of the Grand Canal linking north and south, Guangzhou became the first port of China’s foreign trade; a large number of silk transported via the Mainland Nanling , Then exported by Guangzhou. With the expansion of silk trade, the advancement of China’s navigational and shipbuilding technologies, together with the establishment of a municipal ship system, have enabled Lingnan to economically and politically