本文尝试突破“东洋”和“东亚”的范围限制，以一种全新的视角，考察明朝中国与海洋关系的变化，并探究明代中国与全球化的关系。在这里，将以“明代中国与海洋三部曲”作为研究线索，展开对上述问题的探讨。中国既是一个农耕大国，也是一个海洋大国，更曾经是一个海洋强国，认识这一点极为重要。纵观明代中国与海洋的关系，可以用“历史三部曲”来概括：第一部曲是中国与印度洋，第二部曲是印度洋向太平洋的嵌入，第三部曲是中国与太平洋。
With a brand new approach，this paper attempts to investigate the changes in the relationship between China in the Ming Dynasty and the Maritime Silk Road by breaking through the limitation of the “Toyo” and “East Asia”，thus making an exploration of the relationship between China in the Ming Dynasty and globalization.The research takes the framework of “ trilogy of China in the Ming Dynasty and the Ocean”.In addition，It is vital to note that China is an agricultural country as well as a powerful one with rich ocean resources.If we take a diachronic study，the relationship between China in the Ming Dynasty and the Ocean can be summarized as a historical trilogy.To be specific，the first one is China and Indian Ocean；the second is the insertion of Indian Ocean into Pacific Ocean；the third is China and Pacific Ocean.
