Variables of History: Chinese History from a Maritime Perspective
by Li Feng
About This Novel
Around 1500 AD was an important watershed in human history, and also a watershed in China's national destiny. The advent of the Age of Discovery made human history move from fragmentation to unity, but it also caused China to gradually lose its civilizational advantage in the collision with the West. This key historical variable lies in the ocean. "Wealth comes from the sea, and danger also comes from the sea. Zheng He's diagnosis actually became a prophecy for China's historical fate in the past 500 years. Going to the land or going to the sea became the two strategic choices faced by China at that time. The 500 years of Chinese history after Zheng He's voyages to the West, because of this choice What changes have taken place in China? This book tells the history of China from the perspective of oceans and sea power. China is one of the earliest countries in the world to use the ocean, and its observation and research in some fields has historically confirmed the development of China's navigation. The tortuous development of Chinese civilization presents the history of China from the perspective of the ocean. The content covers the brief history of Chinese navigation from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Yuan Dynasty, Zheng He's voyages to the West, the military confrontation between China and Portugal and China in the Ming Dynasty, the war against Japan and aid to Korea during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the maritime embargo of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Opium War, and foreign affairs. The Civil War Movement, the Sino-French War, the construction of the Beiyang Fleet and the Sino-Japanese War. This has also become the most critical thread for observing the evolution of Chinese history after 1500 AD. Just imagine, what would Chinese civilization look like today if China had chosen the ocean?
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