明代中国与琉球的友好往来

琉球是古代东亚的岛国，明代时期与中国建立了外交关系，两国成为友好邻邦。政治上，琉球三国中山、山南、山北多次遣使明廷，明朝对琉球进行赏赐、册封；两国在抗倭斗争中相互支持。经济上，互通有无。文化上，明代皇帝多次赐《大统历》，中国儒生侨居琉球传播先进文化，琉球派遣王从子、寨官子、陪臣子、官生、女官生等入明朝国学学习。

Friendly Exchanges between China and Liuqiu in Ming Dynasty

Liuqiu was an ancient island country in east Asia. In Ming Dynasty, China had built up good foreign relationship with it. On politics, the three states of Liuqiu as Zhongshan, Shannan and Shanbei sent envoys to Ming's royal government, and Ming's royal government granted rewards and conferred the title to it. And they also mutual supported during the battles against enemies. On economy, they helped supply each others needs. On culture, Ming's emperors awarded Datongli to Liuqiu, and Chinese Confusian scholars lived over there spreaded advanced culture. At the same time, Liuqiu also sent many students to Ming's state-owned school study.