“十三行文艺”，是指清代以来、以广东十三行这一对外贸易机构为主要素材，进行创作的系列文艺作品。它肇始于清中期，当代是它创作的“井喷期”。新世纪以来，它的创作特色有：以“史”为积淀，文史互鉴促文艺作品生成；以“商”为特色，商人形塑展海商精神；以“创”为出路，文创出新助区域联动。创作特色的相辅相成，构筑起了粤港澳海商文化的书写策略，也为粤港澳区域文化的再造拓展了空间。

"The literature and art of Thirteen Hongs", from the Qing Dynasty to the present, describes the Thirteen Hongs in Guangdong，focusing on commercial activities，businessmen's images and characteristic commodities. It began in the middle Qing Dynasty, and contemporary is the "blowout period" of its creation. In the new century, is creation is embodied in the fllowing aspects : taking history as accumulation and making literature and his-tory learn from each other to promote the formation of literary writings; taking commerce and trade as characteristics and describing the images of businessmen to show the spirit of marine commerce; taking creativity as outlet and stressing cultural innovation to promote regional linkage. The three complement each other to construct the writing strategies of contemporary maritime culture, and to provide expansion space for the future development of regional literature in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao.