南麂列岛自古以来就是浙江温州地区对外交流尤其是与日本交流的重要窗口之一,更是浙江历代海防重镇。从文献记载来看,至迟在元代末期,南麂岛已经成为日商到江苏太仓贸易的航海坐标之一。明代初期,南麂列岛成为了倭寇袭击浙江沿海等地的中转站和巢穴。嘉靖年间自宁波双屿港的海盗被明军剿灭后,南麂列岛遂成为倭寇盘踞的重要据点。鉴于此,南麂列岛是明代浙江海防的重要藩篱,朝廷十分重视对其的经营和管理。 Since ancient times, Nanji Islands is one of the important windows for exchanges with Wenzhou in Zhejiang Province, especially with Japan. It is also the key coastal defense town in Zhejiang. From the documentation, from the late Yuan Dynasty, Nanji Island has become one of the nautical coordinates for Japanese businessmen to trade in Taicang, Jiangsu Province. In the early Ming Dynasty, Nanji Islands became a transit point and lair for pirates attacking the coastal areas of Zhejiang and other places. Jiajing years since the port of Shuangyu Ningbo pirate was Ming army exterminated, Nanji Islands has become an important position entrenched pirates. In view of this, Nanji Islands is an important barrier of Zhejiang Haiphong in the Ming Dynasty, and the court attaches great importance to its management and operation.