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The book comprises 62 articles divided into four chapters. The first chapter, “Prehistory of Malaysian Chinese: Reflections from the Border to the Margins,” aims to explain the importance of studying Malaysian Chinese history from a transnational perspective. The second chapter, “The Glorious Maritime Silk Road,” discusses the history of maritime development in ancient China (from the Han to the Song and Yuan dynasties) and its connections with Malaysia. The third chapter, “Zheng He’s Voyages to the West,” elucidates the fundamental nature of Zheng He’s expeditions in the history of China’s maritime development. The fourth chapter narrates the story of Malacca: the splendid Malacca Sultanate and its relationship with Ming Dynasty China.
Additionally, the book includes an appendix at the end—a paper titled “The Cross-Cultural Maritime Silk Road and Zheng He’s Voyages to the West,” presented at the “Intercultural Forum—Islamic Culture and Economic Seminar” in October 2009.
This book is the revised Malay and English edition of the author’s 2010 work, “A Collection of Historical Essays on Ancient Sino-Malay Cultural Exchanges.”
Buku ini mengandungi 62 artikel yang dibahagikan kepada empat bab. Bab pertama, “Prasejarah Cina Malaysia: Renungan dari Sempadan ke Pinggiran,” bertujuan untuk menjelaskan kepentingan mengkaji sejarah Cina Malaysia dari perspektif sejarah rentas negara. Bab kedua, “Jalan Sutera Maritim yang Gemilang,” membincangkan sejarah perkembangan maritim di China kuno (dari Dinasti Han hingga Song dan Yuan) dan hubungannya dengan Malaysia. Bab ketiga, “Pelayaran Zheng He ke Barat,” menjelaskan sifat asas ekspedisi Zheng He dalam sejarah perkembangan maritim China. Bab keempat menceritakan kisah Melaka: Kesultanan Melaka yang cemerlang dan hubungannya dengan Dinasti Ming China.
Tambahan pula, buku ini menyertakan lampiran di akhir—sebuah kertas kerja bertajuk “Jalan Sutera Maritim Rentas Budaya dan Pelayaran Zheng He ke Barat,” yang dibentangkan di “Forum Interkultural—Seminar Budaya Islam dan Ekonomi” pada bulan Oktober 2009.
Buku ini adalah edisi Bahasa Melayu dan Inggeris yang telah disemak semula daripada karya pengarang tahun 2010, “Koleksi Esei Sejarah Pertukaran Budaya Kuno Sino-Melayu.”
