“更路簿”海南渔民的导航手册研究

A Navigation Manual for Hainan Fishermen -"Geng Lu Bu"

海南渔民“更路簿”是伴随着古航海业的发展而产生的,是风帆时代海南渔民在传统渔业下出海作业和航海贸易的指导手册,研究海南渔民“更路簿”不仅可以再现明清时期私人海外贸易的兴盛,还可为中国南方航海史的发展提供民间史料。因此,该文首先对“更路簿”形成年代进行梳理与归纳,以明清时期的“更路簿”为研究对象,从而揭示“海禁”严厉的明清时期,为何海南渔民“更路簿”出现并盛行,肯定了海南渔民群体对南海开发的历史贡献,对研究古代航海史和海外贸易具有重要的价值与意义。

Hainan fishermen's"Geng Lu Bu"produced along with the development of the ancient maritime industry,which is the sea operation and navigation trade guidebook of Hainan fishermen traditional fisheries under the sail era.Studies of Hainan fishermen's"Geng Lu Bu"can not only reproduce the prosperity of private overseas trade in the Qing Dynasty,but also provide folk historical materials for the development of the history of navigation in southern China.Therefore,the paper firstly combs and summarizes the formation age of"Geng Lu Bu",takes"Geng Lu Bu"in Ming and Qing Dynasties as the research object and analyzes the background of its emergence,so as to reveal the background of"sea ban".In this way,it reveals why the Hainan fishermen's"Geng Lu Bu"appeared and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties when the"sea ban"was severe,affirms the historical contribution of the Hainan fishermen's group to the development of the South China Sea,and is of great value and significance to the study of ancient maritime history and overseas trade.