The dream of a maritime power is coming true.

The country we live in is a land-sea compound country. The sea area of more than 3 million square kilometers has nurtured several generations of China people for tens of thousands of years. From ancient times to the present, the marine culture precipitated by generations of China people has been implanted into the blood of the Oriental Dragon and rooted in our DNA. ......

Ancient ocean dream

The ocean has always had unspeakable charm, attracting countless people to explore wave after wave. From the navigation remains of ancestors of Hemudu site in 5000 BC, to seashells and whale bones left by Yin Shang culture around 2000 BC, to Longshan cultural site around 2000 BC, and then to Baiyue marine cultural relics and other ancient cultural relics, all of them record the footprints of ancient ancestors in exploring the sea and their indomitable spirit of conquering the sea. ......

Ocean Dream in Pre-Qin Period

According to the pre-Qin literature, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there was a naval battle between Wu and Qi. After Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, he visited the seashore four times in succession, overlooking the South China Sea, and even sent Xu Fudong to cross the river ... During this period, the Maritime Silk Road began to sprout, and Lingnan ancestors began to open a maritime trade circle with ceramics as the link in the South China Sea and even the South Pacific coast and its islands. ......

Ocean dream in Tang and Song Dynasties

During the Tang and Song Dynasties, the strong national strength, especially the huge increase of folk wealth, promoted the vigorous development of the Maritime Silk Road. In Quanzhou Port, Guangzhou Port, Ningbo Port and other ports, ocean-going merchant ships from different countries and regions gathered, and overseas trade was unprecedented, which was in the leading position in the world at that time. This grand occasion has promoted many technologies and economic trade related to marine civilization, promoted international trade, and accumulated a lot of wealth for the country and people. ......

Ocean dream of Ming dynasty

Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty sent Zheng He to the Western Seas seven times. In the past 28 years, Zheng He led a huge fleet of more than 300 ships and more than 27,000 people all the way westward, visited more than 30 countries and regions, and opened direct routes to the western Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. This move pushed the Maritime Silk Road to the peak, introduced many exotic species successively, promoted the participation of multinational immigration forces, and promoted Sino-foreign trade and cultural exchanges. ......

Ocean dream under the maritime ban in Ming and Qing Dynasties

Under the closed-door policy, the Ming government banned people from going to sea and foreign trade, cut off people's overseas contacts, and both China people's overseas business and foreign trade activities in China were explicitly prohibited. This policy ceded the right to control the sea to other countries, even gave up the interests from overseas, changed the trade situation between China and foreign countries, and kept China away from marine civilization. ......

Ocean dream after being beaten

In the late Qing Dynasty, the big ships and cannons of the great powers exploded abroad. With the signing of the unequal treaties that humiliated the country, China once again opened the door to the ocean. In terms of foreign trade, the number of merchant ships and the scale of trade are higher than those of previous dynasties, regardless of the countries and regions. But these bring more shame. ......

Ocean dream of being brave after knowing shame

If you fall behind, you will be beaten! This is the wisdom that the closed-door policy tells us, and it is also the epiphany of the Oriental Dragon after the cannon explosion. Remodeling the maritime trade channel and opening up a diversified, inclusive and harmonious development path are important means for us to realize our dream of becoming a maritime power today, and are also important measures for us to enhance our cultural influence, safeguard our national image and enhance our soft power!

Open the "Building a Maritime Power with China Characteristics", the first chapter of the course of ancient marine civilization in China makes my blood boil! Looking back, we had a glorious history, but how high we climbed, how painful it was later! Seeing that thousands of years ago, our ancestors conquered the ocean to realize their dream of becoming a maritime power, watching the countless resources that Mother Ocean gave back to us, and watching the ties linking domestic and foreign civilizations, we should all continue to go on, stand up bravely after being ashamed, go to the ocean and start a journey of innovation and exploration.

No matter the political dimension, economic dimension, cultural dimension, military dimension or ecological dimension, the road to building a maritime power has never been smooth sailing. Building a maritime power with China characteristics explores the road to building a maritime power from the perspectives of theory, practice, opportunity and construction, and analyzes in detail how to combine the Belt and Road Initiative, farming civilization and marine civilization to develop and build a maritime power with China characteristics.

The foothold of this book is very grand: the dream of a maritime power. In the discussion, based on the current marine construction and Belt and Road policies, the theoretical basis, practical experience and problems that need to be avoided are analyzed, and the road to building a maritime power with China characteristics and how to transcend the clash of civilizations and reconstruct a new pattern of integration and development of yellow and blue civilizations are discussed in a panoramic way. Like a blueprint of Zhang Hongwei, it takes readers to see clearly and comprehensively the responsibilities and responsibilities of big countries from political, economic, cultural, military and ecological perspectives!