Han Dynasty
China's earliest historical records comes from the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC - AD 9). Book called "Han" under eighteen Volume II, "Geography" 《汉书 地理志》
Eastern Han Dynasty 杨孚《异物志》
三国(220~280)
三国东吴将领康泰所著《扶南传》不仅提到了南沙群岛，而且对其形态描述道："涨海中，到珊瑚洲，洲底有盘古，珊瑚生其上也。
Three Kingdoms generals Kangtai book "Funan Biography" referred not only to the Nansha Islands, and its shape description: "The rise in the sea, to the Coral Island, Island at the end of a Pangu, coral health on it also.
TANG(618～907) and Song（960~1279）
唐宋时期，社会经济紧莱，对外交往增多，特别是宋初指南针应用于航海以后，在南海的航行和生产更趋频繁。当时对南海的航路以及岛屿的位置、名称等都已有较详细的考察和记载。南宋周去非在《岭南代答》（1178年成书）中载：“…东大洋海，有长沙、石塘数万里”，此中的“长沙”、石塘”指的就是南海诸岛。长沙是以沙岛为主的珊瑚岛，石塘是以环礁为主的珊瑚礁。赵汝适在多方调查询问并参考《岭南代答》的基础上撰写的《诸蕃志》（1225年成书）中指出：“贞元五年（公元789年）以琼为督府，今因之。…至吉阳（今三亚市），乃海之极，亡复陆涂。外有州，曰乌里，曰苏吉浪，南对占城，西望真腊，东则千里长沙、万里石床，渺茫元际，天水一色”，这里不但指出了千里长沙、万里石床是中国的南海诸岛，而且也说明，早在唐代已经将西南中沙群岛划归海南岛的振州（宋时改为吉阳军）管辖。
Tang and Song dynasties, social and economic tight Levin, an increase in foreign relations, especially after the Song Dynasty, the compass used in navigation, sailing in the South China Sea, and production become more frequent. At that time, the South China Sea route and the location of the island, so the name has a more detailed inspection and records. Song weeks to non-in the "Lingnan Pickup" (1178 harvest book) contains: "... the East Ocean Sea, Changsha, Tong, tens of thousands of years," herein "Changsha", Shitang "refers to the South China Sea islands. Changsha is the Milton-based coral islands, atolls Shitang is based coral reef. ZHAO Ru appropriate inquiry and investigation in the multi-reference to "Lingnan pickup" written on the basis of "Zhufan Chi" (1225 harvest book) that : "Sadamoto five years (AD 789 years) to Joan for the Government House, this consequent. ... To Ji Yang (now Sanya), is a very sea, land re-painted death. Outside the state, said Uri, said Suzy Long, South of Champa, facing west toward real wax, is a thousand miles east, Changsha, Wanli stone bed, slim yuan occasion, Tianshui same color, "not only pointed out here, thousands of miles Changsha, Wanli stone bed is South China Sea islands, but also shows that as early as the Tang Dynasty has been placed under the sand islands in the southwest of Hainan Island, the vibration state (to Ji Yang Jun Song) jurisdiction.
MING and QING
明清时期，中国许多图、藉、方志对南海诸岛的记载已经不胜枚举。从地图方面来说，明代郑和“七下西洋”长期航行南海，绘有《郑和航海图》，后载入茅元仪《武备志》。该图标出了石星石塘、万生石塘屿、石塘等岛群名称和相对位置。及至清代陈伦炯《海国闻见录》中的附图《四海总图》，已经明确标绘有四大群岛的地名和位置。当时称东沙群岛为“气沙头”，西沙群岛为“七洲洋”，南沙群岛为“石塘”，中沙群岛为“长沙”。后来，清政府在开展大规模全国地图测量的基础上，编绘了多种地图。在1716年的《大清中外天下全图》、1724年的《清直省分图》、1767年的在《大清万年一统天下全图》、1800年的《清绘府州县厅总图》和1818年的《大清一统天下全图》等等这些官方舆图中，都在海南岛的东南方绘有南海诸岛，列入中国疆域版图。 　　从古籍方面来说，郑和“七下西洋”的随从人员费信著《星槎星览》、马次著《瀛涯胜览》、巩珍著《西洋番国志》等书，其中对南海及南海诸岛的记载留下了宝贵的资料。当时出现的航海著作，如1527年顾蚧的《海槎余录》、黄衷的《海语》等书，对南海航行、岛礁分布及地理特征都有详细的描述。当时出现的海防著作，无不把南海诸岛作为中国海防的“门户”和“天堑”。如十九世纪三十年代的《海防辑要》一书，就把西沙群岛等岛屿列为中国的海防区域。 　　从方志方面来说，明清两代是方志鼎盛的时代，由官方修纂的《广东通志》、《琼州府志》、《万州志》等等许多地方志书，都辑录有西南中沙群岛的资料，列为海南岛的附属岛屿。其《广东通志》中就有：明武宗正德七年（公元1512年）“立海防营于万州”的记载。还可以正德《琼台志》中看出当时已把西沙、南沙群岛作为中国的海防区域。
Ming and Qing dynasties, many of China's map, by, Chronicles of the South China Sea islands have been numerous documented. From the map in terms of Ming Dynasty, Zheng "seven voyages" long-term sailing the South China Sea, painted with the "Zheng He's navigation chart," after Mao load per meter "military preparations annals." The icon is out of the rock star Shitang, Wan-sheng Tong, Yu, Tong, and other island groups, the name and relative position. Jiong Chen Qing Lun up "smell the sea state record" in the photo "The world total map", has made it clear there are four islands plotting place names and location. East Sand Island was called the "gas Sha Tau", Paracel Islands as the "seven-Chau Yang," Nansha Islands as the "Tong," Islands in the Sand "in Changsha." Later, the Qing government in the measurement of large-scale maps of the country, based on the compilation of a variety of maps. In 1716 the "Great Qing foreign world full map," 1724's "clear straight provinces map", in 1767, "Qing years of world domination full map", 1800's "total clean painted House counties Hall map "and 1818's" Qing domination full map ", etc. The official atlas, are painted in the south-east of Hainan Island has the South China Sea islands, the territory included in the Chinese territory. From the ancient ways, Zheng "seven voyages" entourage fee letter with "Xingcha star view" Ma times the "Ying Ya Sheng Lan," Gong Zhen book "Western barbarian Kingdoms" and other
books, including the South China Sea records of the South China Sea islands and left a valuable information. At that time there's navigation works, such as care Kuwana 1527's "Sea cha I recorded," Huang Zhong's "sea language" and other books, sailed the South China Sea, the geographical distribution and characteristics of reefs are described in detail. There was coastal defense works, all the South China Sea Islands as China's coastal defense of the "portal" and "natural moat." Such as 1830's "coastal series to" book, put the Paracel Islands and other islands as China's coastal areas. Terms from Fang Zhi, Ming and Qing dynasties is Fangzhi Ding Sheng era, official Compiling the "Annals of Guangdong", "Qiongzhou Fu Zhi", "Wanzhou chi" and so many parts of the texts, all featuring a sand Island in the southwest information, as a subsidiary of Hainan island. The "Annals of Guangdong" in there: Ming Tsung Masanori seven years (AD 1512), "established in the coastal camp Wanzhou" records. You can also Masanori "Hainan and Taiwan Chi" has seen at Xisha, Nansha Islands as China's coastal areas.
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