永春人与柔佛东甲之布业

The Yongchun Community and the Textile Trade of Tangkak, Johor

郑诗傧(TEY Shi Bin)

《马来西亚人文与社会科学学报》 8卷2期 (2019/12) Pp. 63-70

https://doi.org/10.6962/MJHSS.201912_8(2).0005

摘要

东甲以经营布匹业闻名一时，其主干大道巴也马大街，因布店林立而俗称“布街”，后又获得苏丹立碑赐名“布城”之殊荣，可见其当时之辉煌。其最辉煌时，巴也马大街上至少有30家布庄，目前仅存14家，14家当中有的布庄是在辉煌期以后才新开业的，又以永春人经营之布庄居多，占8家。东甲为闽南村镇，又以永春人居多，经考察，布庄之始、布匹业之发达、布庄之转型，都与永春人大有渊源，在推动与发展布城方面，居功不小。故本文着眼于永春人与柔佛东甲布业之关系，探寻其发展、困境与展望。

關鍵字

永春人 ； 柔佛 ； 东甲 ； 布业

並列摘要

Tangkak is well-known for its textile trade. This trade began along Jalan Payamas which became known as ＂Fabric Street＂ among the local people. It has also been christened ＂City of Textile＂ by the Sultan of Johor. During the height of the textile trade in this area, there were at least thirty fabric warehouses along Jalan Payamas. Of these fourteen are still operating, out of which eight are operated by the Yongchun community from south Fujian province. Tangkak is largely a town of the Hokkien dialect group of which the Yongchun community makes up the majority of the population. The textile trade originated with and later developed by the Yongchun traders who have contributed much to the growth of the town. This study is focused on the close relations between the Yongchun and the textile trade, and attention is also given to the development, challenges and future prospects of the local textile trade.

並列關鍵字

Yongchun people ； Johor ； Tangkak ； textile industry