Journal of Maritime Literature and Culture
JMLC, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2026, pp.83-94.
Print ISSN: 3107-1821; Online ISSN: 3107-183X
Journal homepage: https://www.mlcjournal.com
DOI： https://doi.org/10.64058/JMLC.26.1.07
陈绪石（Chen Xushi）
摘要：明治维新前的日本深受中国大陆农业文明影响，农耕是经济命脉，儒学是官学，因而日本不是海洋国家。不同于晚清的“中体西用”变革，明治维新开启日本的脱亚入欧历程，将中华文明圈内的日本改造为强大海洋国家。以日本精英为研究对象，梁启超思考明治维新为何能成功地促使日本转型为海洋强国，他对明治维新的感受、理解始终与他的变革大陆中国为海洋中国的理想结合在一起。梁启超以日本明治先贤为榜样，在思想启蒙、政治活动、文学改良等方面取得成就，他的维新知识分子身份确立。作为维新知识分子的梁启超在海洋学术文化的建构上取得重大成就。
关键词：维新知识分子；海洋；梁启超；海洋国家
作者简介：陈绪石，宁波大学科学技术学院教授，研究方向：海派文学、海洋文化、中国现代文学。电子邮箱：chenxushi@nbu.edu.cn。
Title: Liang Qichao’s Understanding of Japan as a Maritime Power and the Establishment of His Identity as a Reform-Minded Intellectual
Abstract: Before the Meiji Restoration, Japan was deeply influenced by the agrarian civilization of mainland China, where farming was the lifeblood of the economy and Confucianism was the official school of learning, and thus Japan was not an ocean nation. Unlike the late Qing Dynasty’s “Chinese Essence and Western Utility” change, the Meiji Restoration started the process of Japan’s transition from Asia to Europe, transformed Japan within the circle of Chinese civilization into a powerful maritime nation. Taking the Japanese elite as his object of study, Liang Qichao considered how the Meiji Restoration succeeded in transforming Japan into a maritime power, his understanding of the Meiji Restoration has always been combined with his ideal of transforming mainland China into a maritime China. Following the example of the Japanese Meiji sages, Liang Qichao’s achievements in ideological enlightenment, political activism, and literary improvement established his identity as an intellectual of the Restoration. As a Restoration intellectual, Liang Qichao made significant achievements in the construction of maritime academic culture.
Keywords: Restoration Intellectuals; Japanese Influence; Liang Qichao; Ocean State
Author Biography: Chen Xushi, professor at College of Science & Technology Ningbo University, specializing in Shanghai-style literature, maritime culture and modern and contemporary Chinese literature. E-mail: chenxushi@edu.nbu.com.
Received: 3 Mar 2026 / Revised: 27 Mar 2026 / Accepted: 3 Apr 2026 / Published online: 30 Apr 2026 / Print published: 30 May 2026.
