There was even a greater burst of maritime activity in the Yuan dynasty (ended 1368). Moreover, with the flourishing of trade between China and the outside world in those days, the waters around Penghu became an important sea lane for merchant vessels.
到了元代，澎湖的航海活動更見頻繁，此外，隨著當時東南沿海蓬勃發展的對外貿易，澎湖附近的水域，也漸成為中國對外貿易的主要航路之一。