郑和下西洋的启示

Revelations from Zheng He's Voyages to the Western Seas

2005年7月11日是郑和下西洋600周年纪念日。任何纪念活动都不仅仅是为了重温历史的辉煌,而是为了新的发展,为了超越。纪念郑和既要看他的历史功绩,弘扬其民族精神,更应扩宽眼界,分析比较郑和与哥伦布航海对世界文明发展进程产生的不同影响及原因,从中汲取深刻的经验教训。

July 11thof 2005 is the 600thanniversary of Zheng He's voyages to the Western Seas. Every celebration aims not only at a review of the past glory but also at some new development and transcendence. In commemoration of Zheng He, we should not only remember his historical contribution to carrying forward our national spirit, but also have a wider field of vision, that is, a comparative study of Zheng Hes and Columbus' influences on the development of world civilization will help us draw useful lessons from them.