海禁,就是封建王朝禁止海外交通和贸易的一项措施。中国之有海禁,实始自元朝,然元朝的海禁亦与明、清有别。近年来,史学界对元史研究,有可喜的进展,硕果累累。但对海禁的研究,却几乎无人问津。个别著作虽然提到是“封建统治集团政治上的临时需要”。~①然议而不详,分析也过于简单。笔者不揣浅陋,特对此问题作一试探,以就教史学界。 Sea ban is feudal dynasty a ban on overseas traffic and trade measures. China’s sea ban, it actually began from the Yuan Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty’s ban but also with the Ming and Qing differences. In recent years, historians have made gratifying progress on the study of Yuan history with great achievements. However, almost no one is interested in the study of the ban on sea. Although some books mentioned “political feudal ruling group temporary needs ”. ~ ① Although the agreement is unknown, the analysis is too simple. I do not speculate shallow, special to make a test of this issue, to teach history.