But the historical drama played out on this beautiful stage during the following century, in which the chief actors were the Chinese, the Dutch, the Spanish, and the Japanese, has nearly vanished into the mists of antiquity. Not only is the story little known among the general public, but the field is practically unexplored among academic researchers as well.
但接下來的十七世紀，在這個美麗的舞台上以中國人、荷蘭人、西班牙人，甚至日本人為要角，所演出的一場海上爭霸史，卻隨著歲月檣櫓灰飛湮滅；不僅一般人不甚了了，連學界研究者也寥寥可數，直可稱是一片清冷的待墾之地。