郑和下西洋档案并非刘大夏烧毁——明代刘大夏销毁郑和下西洋档案考辨

A Textual Research into the Files of Zheng He's Voyages to the Western Seas: Were the Files Burnt by Liu Daxia

摘要: 明代郑和七次下西洋，是世界航海史上的壮举。研究郑和下西洋，是继承和弘扬中华海洋文化的重要课题，具有鼓舞当今中国人走向海洋的现实意义。在近百年的研究中，学者们不时提到一个问题：指言郑和下西洋的档案，在明代中期被职方郎中刘大夏烧毁了。本文考证，史实大有出入。刘大夏藏匿一时的是永乐年间征讨安南的档案，并非郑和档案。

Abstract: Zheng He's Voyages to the Western Seas were significant events in the voyages of the world. Researches into the events are practical parts of the mission to promote the Chinese culture. However, the past researches of about 100 years have encountered one big issue: the files of Zheng He's Voyages to the Western Seas were burnt by Liu Daxia. This research concludes that they were not. Liu burnt the files of campaigning the Annamese.