徐福的传说与秦民东渡

The Legend of XU Fu and Qin People's Eastward Voyage

徐福东渡的传说,在中国和日本都广为流传。在中国,大致经历了从《史记》的"入海说",到《三国志》与《后汉书》的"渡亶洲说",再到义楚《释氏六帖》的"渡日说",最后衍生出宋欧阳修的"赍书说"。而日本关于徐福东渡的传说起源较晚,14世纪以后才逐渐流行起来。徐福东渡的传说,与秦汉之际"秦民东渡"这股大规模移民潮有密切的关系,同时也反映中日两国之间源远流长的交往史。

The legend about XU Fu＇s eastward voyage widely spread both in China and Japan. In China, it was roughly originated from Going-into-sea theory in Historical Records, to Crossing -Danzhou Theory in The History of Three Kingdoms, and further to Going-to-Japan Theory in Shi Shi Liu Tie, finally to Bookgiving Theory by OU Yang-xiu. While in Japan, the legend about XU Fu＇s eastward voyage didn＇t become popular until the 14th century. The legend was closely related with the large-scale immigration in the transi- tional period from the Qin dynasty to the Han dynasty, but in the same time, it also reflected the long history of contact between China and Japan.