明代朝鲜朝贡路线的演变

The Route's Evolvement of Korean Pay Tribute in the Ming Dynasty

明代中国与朝鲜关系十分密切。朝鲜通过定期向中国朝贡来维持与中国的宗藩关系,其朝贡的路线也几经变化,经历了由海路到陆路再到海路的演变过程。路线的变化与两国间的关系及国家间势力的强弱有着密切关系。

In the Ming dynasty, the relationship between Korea and China was very close. Korea maitain the relationship of suzerain and hypotaxis with China though termly pay tribute. At that time the route of pay tribute had changed a lot. It experienced a process that was from sea route to landway then to sea route again. Such change of the route was the image of those right countries in the relationship and the relative force.