程顺则与儒学在琉球的传播

Cheng Shunze and the dissemination of Confucianism in Ryukyu

自洪武五年(1372年)明朝与琉球建立正式邦交关系起,至清光绪五年(1879年)琉球(今为日本冲绳县)为日本吞并止,在长达500余年间,中国儒家文化通过各种途径源源不断传入琉球。在推动儒学在琉球的传播过程中,华裔儒学大师程顺则无疑是起了最直接、最有效、最重要的作用。他毕生不遗余力地传播和弘扬儒家文化,对琉球的政治、经济、文化和社会生活等产生广泛而深远的影响。

Ryukyu （presently Okinawa, Japan） established diplomatic relations with China in the fifth year of Hongwu era in the Ming dynasty （1732） and was taken over by Japan in the fifth year of Guangxu era in the Qing dynasty （1879）. During the period of over five hundred years, Confucian culture was disseminated in Ryukyu by a variety of means. In the process of the cultural dissemination, Cheng Shunze, a Japanese Chinese-master of Confucianism, played a significant part. He dedicated himself to introducing and highlighting Confucianism all his life, which exerted an extensive and profound influence on the politics, economy and social life of Ryukyu.