古代海上丝绸之路与新加坡早期港口的兴衰

The Ancient Maritime Silk Road and Vicissitudes of Singapore Harbor

汉武帝时期,新加坡海域是海上丝绸之路的所经之地之一。公元7世纪后作为室利佛逝属国的古新加坡已初具港口形态,是海上丝绸之路必经的停靠点和贸易站之一。室利佛逝的式微和元朝海上丝绸之路的繁盛,直接促使13世纪末14世纪古新加坡崛起成为繁荣的国际港口和区域商业中心。而明朝中国海洋贸易政策的变化,直接导致14世纪之后古新加坡港口的湮没。新加坡早期港口的兴衰与海上丝绸之路息息相关。

As early as the reign of Emperor Wu(r.141-87 BC),the sea around Singapore was one of the parts of the Maritime Silk Road.Since the seventh century,the ancient Singapore,a dependency of Srivijaya empire,was vital to the Road.At the close of the thirteenth century,Singapore became commercially prosperous due to the fall of Srivijaya and Yuan's booming marine trade.Nevertheless,Singapore declined because of significant changes taking place in Ming's policy on maritime trade after the fourteenth century.The vicissitudes of Singapore harbor went hand in hand with the Maritime Silk Road.