继承与发展:元明清时期的南海经略

Inheritance and Development:Management of the South China Sea during the Yuan,Ming and Qing Dynasties

传统疆域的形成是历代王朝长期不断擘画和经营的结果。就南海海疆而言,元明清时期历代政府采取了诸如设立建置、军事巡视、岛屿测绘和舆图识等与其时代相适应的管理方式,而且这一时期的南海经略呈现出一条由弱而强、由模糊到清晰的发展主线。毋庸置疑,这是一个不断继承与发展完善的过程。作为中国传统社会发展历程中的重要时期,元明清三朝的南海经略为南海疆域的形成奠定了坚实的历史基础。

The establishment of traditional boundaries was the result of the planning and manage-ment of different dynasties. The management measures of the territorial waters of the South China Sea during the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties included the administrative control, the military pa-trol, the surveying and mapping of the islands suiting the needs of the times, which revealed a process of improvement in the management of this area and helped lay a solid foundation for the final estab-lishment of the territorial waters of the South China Sea during the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.