历史时期南海诸岛命名考析

On the Naming of the South China Sea Islands in the Historical Period

先秦时期中国古代文献中即有对南海命名的记载,宋代以后,随着航海技术的发展,民间对南海诸岛的命名更趋实用化。明清时期《更路簿》对南海诸岛名称有详细准确的记载。清末和民国时期政府对南海诸岛有新的命名,但渔民命名的岛屿多被重视,渔民习用地名与古籍记载地名有一定渊源关系,这种稳定性和连续性对于传承历史文化遗产有着重要意义,渔民对南海诸岛的命名对近现代政府命名南海诸岛有着程度不一同的影响,更是当代南海诸岛标准命名的源泉,也证明了南海诸岛与中国大陆有着不可分割的联系。

The nomination of the South China Sea was originated from the ancient literature of pre-Qin Dynasty.After Song Dynasty,the nomination tended to be pragmatical with the development of navy technology improvement.The more accurate nomination was recorded in Genglu Register in Ming and Qing Dynasties.The renaming activity was conducted in late Qing Dynasty and in the Republic of China,paying much attention to the fisherman′s naming contribution.The names given by the fishermen are often related to the names recorded in ancient literature,and this kind of stability and continuity is of vital importance to the inheritance of historical and cultural heritages.Fisherman′s naming of the islands of the South China Sea has influence of varied degree on the naming carried out by the contemporary and modern governments,and is the origin of the standard names of the islands of South China Sea,which meanwhile proves that the islands of the South China Sea and the mainland of China are inseparable.