《汉书》的海洋纪事

Maritime Event Record in HANSHU

汉武帝时代,汉王朝控制的海岸线空前延长。在此前后,"天下"与"海内"并说的语言习惯体现了政治文化意识中的海疆观。"楼船"军在战争中作用的突出,以及东洋和南洋航运的开发和繁荣,体现出汉文化面对海洋的进取风格和突出成就。"海人之占"诸论著的问世,应视作早期海洋学的收获。《汉书》比较具体地记录了相关历史迹象,可以看作中国史学论著中较早较充分地重视海洋纪事的典籍。

During the reign of Han Wudi, the coastline controlled by the Han Dynasty was unprecedentedly extended. Around this time, the co-existence of ＇Tianxia＇ （天下） and ＇ Hainei＇ （ 海内） in literature reflected the marine delimitation perception embedded in political civilization. The outstanding role of towership army in battles, as well as sprouting and thriving of shipping activities in oriental and austral seas proved the maritime progressiveness of Han culture and its prominent achievements. The publication of a batch of documents elaborating ＇ Hairen zhi zhan＇ （海人之占） could be counted as results of the early days of oceanography. HANSHU recorded relevant historical signs in a specific manner, and thus could be seen as a book giving full attention to maritime event record among Chinese historical works.