In the South China Sea, not so far off the northern coast of Taiwan, there once existed an important kingdom that ruled over what is today called Okinawa. Known as Ryukyu, it had close ties with China's Ming and Qing dynasties.
曾為南中國海重要的海上王國，歷史琉球和明清中國有著密切的交流，而地緣關係更使得明鄭後的台灣與琉球來往不斷。