Maritime Silk Road on ChinaRoots - Digital Local Chronicleshttps://chinaroots.org/en/tags/maritime-silk-road/Recent content in Maritime Silk Road on ChinaRoots - Digital Local ChroniclesHugoen-usTue, 14 Apr 2026 06:13:29 +0000A Millennium Leap of Amoy Port: Digital Humanity Insights into the Global Trade Logic from the 'Five Merchants' Archiveshttps://chinaroots.org/en/posts/xiamen-maritime-trade-millennium/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:13:29 +0000https://chinaroots.org/en/posts/xiamen-maritime-trade-millennium/By mining archives from the 'Gazetteer of Xiamen' and 'Gazetteer of Fujian Province', this article restores Xiamen's trade evolution from the Tang Dynasty 'Garnering Grain Isle' to the modern 'Special Economic Zone'. Core data reveals that the annual grain transshipment at Amoy Port reached 1.5 million piculs in the Qing Dynasty. Keywords: Amoy Maritime Trade History, Digitalization of Fujian Chronicles, SEZ Development Logic.From 'Foochow Arsenal' to '10,000-Ton Vessels': Modern Insights into Fujian's Maritime Economy from Industrial Archiveshttps://chinaroots.org/en/posts/fujian-shipbuilding-maritime-evolution/Sat, 11 Apr 2026 08:15:00 +0000https://chinaroots.org/en/posts/fujian-shipbuilding-maritime-evolution/This article explores digital historical data from the Fujian Provincial Annals regarding the shipbuilding industry. Key data: In 1866, Zuo Zongtang founded the Foochow Arsenal, pioneering China's modern shipbuilding; in 1918, the first Chinese seaplane was built; in 1984, by introducing Japanese expertise, Mawei Shipyard leaped from 5,000-ton to 10,000-ton capacity. By analyzing the evolution from 'Fuchuan' to modern maritime equipment, this piece reveals the dialectical relationship between tech import and innovation. Keywords: Fujian shipbuilding history, Mawei Arsenal legacy, maritime economic transformation.The 'Eastern Pharmaceutical Storehouse' of the Maritime Silk Road: Global Dissemination of Fujian's Authentic Medicines and Sino-Western Integrationhttps://chinaroots.org/en/posts/fujian-medicine-maritime-silk-road/Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:05:42 +0000https://chinaroots.org/en/posts/fujian-medicine-maritime-silk-road/Based on the digital archives of the Fujian Provincial Annals, this article analyzes Fujian's pivotal role in the global medicinal trade. Key data include: 47 types of aromatic medicines imported through Quanzhou in the Song Dynasty; 933 drug illustrations in Su Song's 'Tu Jing Ben Cao' (the world's earliest woodblock pharmaceutical atlas); and a 79.5% remission rate for Harringtonine developed in modern Fujian. The piece showcases how Fujian connected the world via the Silk Road, bridging tradition and modernity.