徐福是我国远洋航海的先驱,他曾在秦始皇时代带领过几千人的船队,作过远洋航海的尝试。但近几年来许多学者发表文章,都说他东渡到了日本,并且说他是最早把中国文化带到日本去的使者。这一说法我却认为大可商榷。有关徐福东渡的史料并不多,其中最早也是最具权威性的史料当推司马迁《史记》中的有关记述。现在就从《史记》中的徐福史料说起,简述我对徐福东渡的看法。 Xu Fu is a pioneer in China’s ocean voyage. He had led thousands of fleets during the Qin Shi Huang era and tried to navigate the ocean. However, in recent years many scholars published articles saying that he headed east to Japan and said he was the first messenger who brought Chinese culture to Japan. I think this argument can be open to question. There are not many historical materials about Xu Dongdu, one of the earliest and most authoritative historical materials when pushing Sima Qian’s “Historical Records” in the relevant account. Now from the historical records of Xu Fu Shi Shuo, talking about my views on Xu Dongdu.