通过对泉州海外交通发展史研究的回顾,总结史学研究对中国海运事业发展的价值。中国是一个历史悠久的文明古国,地域辽阔,有960万km2的土地,有广袤的领海,拥有长达1.8万km的海岸线,沿海岛屿6500多个,是一个海洋大国。依照《联合国海洋法公约》 Through the review of the history of overseas traffic development in Quanzhou, the author summarizes the value of historical studies on the development of China’s maritime industry. China is an ancient civilized country with a vast territory and 9.6 million km2 of land. It has a vast territorial sea with a coastline of 18,000 km and more than 6,500 coastal islands. It is a large maritime power. In accordance with “United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea”