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This book provides an in-depth study of several issues in the maritime industry of the Ming Dynasty, including shipbuilding and navigation technology, maritime transportation and the resulting frontier development. The first part mainly focuses on the shipbuilding and navigation technology of the ancient Western Pacific and Indian Ocean as the research object, focusing on the phenomenon of technological exchange and cultural dissemination due to the Maritime Silk Road. The next chapter mainly studies the details of northern maritime transportation in the Ming Dynasty, as well as the resulting issues such as border management and economic development. The book is based on the grand perspective of global exchanges and the detailed study of regional differences. Through the analysis of a number of specific cases, it shows the experience and lessons of the maritime industry in the Ming Dynasty. It has reference significance for the development of today's Maritime Silk Road, ocean-related social management and other issues.