自15世紀以來在東亞海域最活躍的是中國帆船，但是在中國歷史記錄留下有關帆船航行的資料並不多見。為能澄清從中國帆船航行記錄中，發現相關文獻；特別是從琉球被派往該國記錄和明末中國帆船的記錄。從這些資料當中，可以瞭解到中國帆船的海難記錄，以及顯示清代中國帆船的海上航行的動態。

Chinese sailing ships had been the most active ships sailing around Eastern Asia during the 15(superscript th) century; however, in the past, official documentations about sailing records were rarely common. This study aims to clarify the sailing records during this time and to find relative data, especially records of envoys sent from Ryukyu and sailing records of ships in the late Ming Dynasty. It is hoped that this study can further our understanding of Chinese shipwrecks and reveal their sailing during the Qing Dynasty.