海洋具有浩瀚無窮、富含資源、深遂神秘、生機蓬勃以及連帶的海洋風光、海濱動植物等多種內涵特質，當人們身處在海洋與其週遭環境時，必然會在內在心理與外部行為方面受到其若干的影響，筆者在此稱之為海洋驅力。而不同的區域也會因為海洋特質的差異，進而逐漸塑造出一地特有的海洋文化，本文旨在透過分析接近300年前來臺宦遊的中國文人朱仕玠對臺灣的書寫，體現當年臺灣海洋對中國宦遊者展現了何種風貌，以至使其受到臺灣海洋多種內涵之驅使，而影響其內在心理與外在探索行為，創作出與海洋息息相關的作品，例如因海洋風貌的迥異於內陸，使作者生新奇探索之情，而海洋的隔絕塵囂則讓作者的心境由不遇憂煩轉為平靜自得。筆者並希望藉本文指出探討臺灣現今的海洋文化不能不追本溯源，理解最初影響臺灣漢人心理與行為的海洋驅力之原始面貌為何。

The ocean itself is huge, wild and mysterious. Its various dimensions have both a physical and psychological affect on human beings living close to it. As people from diverse cultures, allured by the ocean for whatever reasons, gradually molded their own ocean cultures, the influence of the ocean became more apparent. In this paper an aim is made to analyze essays written on the influences of the ocean by Zhu Shi-jie, a Chinese scholar and traveling officer in Taiwan. Around 300 years ago, he portrayed a close relationship between the ocean and the local life of inhabitants here. Traces of the ocean's original effect on the thought patterns of Taiwanese can be found even in modern day Taiwanese culture. Through an analysis of Zhu Shi-jie's papers, an understanding can be attained on how the original fascination of the ocean around Taiwan has affected people in Taiwan.