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关于建造“郑和宝船雕塑”的提议

1421! 两年前，外国人对中国古代航海家郑和了解很少或一无所知，而且没有什么兴趣。今天，他们却着迷于郑和、海上丝绸之路以及中国伟大的航海成就—这主要是因为2002年出版的一本书《1421年—中国发现了美洲》。

最令人兴奋的是书中的一张图，它将哥伦布的85英尺长的Santa Maria号航船与郑和的440英尺长的旗舰放在一起进行了比较。去年随厦门代表团到德国参加“国际花园城市”竞选时，我也使用了相同的对比方法（图片如下）—外国人都为之感到震惊！
中国曾拥有世界上最伟大的海军，最巨大的船舶，以及最强大的武器；如果愿意，中国本可以很轻易的征服整个世界。幸运的是，与现在一样，那时的中国感兴趣的是对外文化和商业交流，而不是征服别人。

我提议厦门市建造一个相对费用不多的实物大小的雕塑—郑和宝船和Santa Maria号航船的钢铁外形，饰以真实的船帆和旗帜。这是一种非常有效的方法，直观地向人们展示中国伟大的航海历史、厦门发挥的作用以及中国人长久以来爱好和平的立场—从过去直到今天。

从长远来说，这样的展品可以自给自足。因为游客会增加，而且关于海上丝绸之路以及厦门历史的学术研究（可能召开的学术会议）也会增加，特别是如果厦门能够进一步建立一个海上丝绸之路博物馆。

国外的先例 许多西方城市通过复制有历史意义的船舶来促进旅游业发展并提升城市形象。但在中国还没有人这么做，厦门可以成为首创者。

美国俄亥俄州的哥伦布市已经围绕着停在Battelle Riverfront公园的复原的Santa Maria号航船建立了一个完整的产业。 //www.santamaria.org/virtualship/photo.html

旧金山拥有12艘有历史意义的船只，圣迭戈有5艘，西雅图则有8艘。伦敦有一艘 Golden Hinde号的复制品（Francis Drake爵士曾指挥这艘船环游世界）。
//www.goldenhinde.co.uk/jubilee.html

佛罗里达州的坦帕市几十年来利用其宏伟壮观的H.M.S. Bounty 航船吸引了成千上万的人，这艘船是好莱坞的复制品。他们还修复了1945年的“American Victory”号，使之成为一个纪念博物馆。

费用 建一个郑和/哥伦布船舶雕塑的初始费用虽然较高，但对比我们花在环岛路上的巨大投资，却是很少的—这个雕塑将会成为我们这个花园海岛皇冠上的一颗明珠，记忆着我们伟大的历史，同时承载着我们对更美好未来的梦想。

在此我真诚地呼吁厦门市政府和人民考虑这个提议。

潘维廉博士 (Dr. William N. Brown)
厦门大学MBA教育中心 (Xiamen University MBA Center)

右图是关于建造这样一个相对花费不多的雕塑的大致想法—两艘船舶的钢铁外形，配上布质船帆、旗帜以及牢固耐用的金属索具。目的是使人们对这种巨大的尺寸反差留下有震撼力的印象。

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