南海海盗文化的历史演变与价值

The Historical Evolution and Value of the Pirate Culture in South China Sea

在海盗文化概念基础上,阐述南海海盗文化的历史变迁。海盗文化始于秦汉,代有兴衰、复兴于明,盛于清中叶而没落于清末。亦盗亦商为其最大的文化特质。海盗文化作为海洋文化的一部分,具有独特的历史文化价值,包括它的商业文化品格,促进航海业,造船业发展,利于海岛开发,建立海洋制度文化,打击外来侵略势力,积累海上作战经验和启示等。这对丰富南海海洋文化内涵,正确认识海盗文化的价值,对发展海洋经济、捍卫海洋国土等,均有一定的现实意义。

On the basis of the pirate culture concept,the paper explores the historical change of the South China Sea pirate culture.The pirate culture began in Qin and Han Dynasties,rising and falling in the following dynasties,with its renaissance in Ming Dynasty,its flourish in the mid-Qing Dynasty and its decline in the late Qing Dynasty.The cultural trait of the pirate culture is being both a businessman and a robber.As a part of the marine culture,the pirate culture has a unique historical and cultural value,including its business culture character,promoting the shipping industry,developing shipbuilding industry,being beneficial to the development of islands,forming marine institutional culture,fighting against foreign aggression,and accumulating naval warfare experience and enlightenment,which is of practical significance for enriching the connotation of the South China Sea marine culture,understanding the value of the pirate culture,developing marine economy and defending our maritime territory.