马可波罗对海上丝绸之路中国造船技术的记载与传播

Marco Polo's Account and Spread of Chinese Shipbuilding on Marine Silk Road

马可波罗在游记中预言式记述中国古船建有6层外板,但许久以来,中外文献未见记载,考古发现亦未见实物,故记载多被当作传说未能引起世人重视。直到2008年在中国西沙群岛发现的"华光礁1号"宋朝沉船建有5-6层外板,《马可波罗游记》记载的准确性才得到惊人的印证。事实上马可波罗对世界的贡献是多方面的,他还将"水密舱壁"、"多层外板"、"可起倒桅杆"、"艌料密封"等先进的中国古代造船技术传播到欧洲却鲜为人知。马可波罗的中国古船6层外板的记载与验证为首次披露,学界应予审视、探讨与研究《马可波罗游记》的科学价值。

Marco Polo recorded as a prediction in his Travels that the ancient Chinese boat had six- layer outer plate. However,such boats haven＇t been found in any Chinese and foreign literature or in archaeological excavations for a long time,so his record was regarded as legend and failed to attract attention. In 2008 ＂Huaguang Reef No. 1＂the wreck of the Song dynasty was found in Xisha Islands,which had five to six layers of outer plate. Till then,the accurate record of Marco Polo Travels was amazingly confirmed. Actually,Marco Polo contributed to the world in many ways,for instance,he spread many advanced shipbuilding technologies of ancient China into Europe,which was little known. With the first exposure of Marco Polo＇s record of the six- layer outer plate ancient Chinese boat and its verification,the academia should examine,investigate and study the scientific value Marco Polo＇s Travels.