对于中国人来说,哥伦布从来就不是什么了不起的英雄。三年前,中国的一份历史杂志把他痛斥为航行到亚洲进行掠夺的“殖民主义海盗”。现在,有一位中国学者声称哥伦布发现新世界的说法末必确凿。早在五世纪时,就有一位名叫慧深的佛教和尚可能到过那里。汉学家们早就知道这位和尚曾经航行到一个称为扶桑的神秘之地。可是关于这个地方的位置一直没有得出一致的结论。同时,有关他的那些故事的真实性也一直存有争 For the Chinese, Columbus has never been such a great hero. Three years ago, a Chinese historical magazine denounced him as a “colonial pirate” who had plundered in Asia. At the moment, one Chinese scholar claims that Columbus’s statement of a new world will not be conclusive. As early as the 5th century, there was a buddhist Buddhist monk named Hui Shen who had probably been there. Sinologists have long known that the monk sailed to a mysterious place called Fuso. However, there has been no consistent conclusion about the location of this place. At the same time, the authenticity of those stories about him has also been contested