鸦片战争以后,随着对外贸易的扩大,中国蚕丝业获得了迅速的发展,至本世纪20年代末达到历史最高峰。然而,在30年代前期,中国蚕丝业开始了全面衰落。关于其衰落原因及后果,学术界至今尚缺系统而深入的专题研究。本文试图就这个问题进行全面探讨,以期抛砖引玉。 After the Opium War, with the expansion of foreign trade, the silk industry in China gained rapid development and reached its historical peak by the late 1920s. However, in the early 1930s, the silk industry in China started its full decline. There are still no systematic and in-depth studies on the causes and consequences of its decline. This article attempts to conduct a comprehensive discussion of this issue, with a view to start a discussion.