地理大发现时代以来,西方人对东方香料的追逐成为人们关注的焦点。人们几乎遗忘了古代中国曾是外来香药的巨大市场。事实上,中古时代,从中国皇室到官僚家庭对外来香药都非常痴迷。乃至一般平民,在饮食与医疗中也难免会使用到外来香药。直到葡萄牙人入居澳门,香药仍然是他们带到中国广州的主要商 Since the era of geographical discovery, Westerners’ pursuit of oriental spices has become the focus of attention. Almost forgotten ancient China was a huge market for exotic incense. In fact, in ancient times, foreign incense was very obsessed by the royal family from the Chinese royal family to the bureaucratic family. Even ordinary civilians, in the diet and medical will inevitably use exotic incense. Until the Portuguese settled in Macao, the fragrances were still the main business they brought to Guangzhou, China