在海洋强国建设成为国家战略背景下，传统海洋聚落价值被重新认知，环中国海华人海商聚落作为其重要组成，在海洋文化价值重构与海洋资源开发并存的当下具有重要研究意义。本研究基于整体海洋史观，以16-19世纪为考察时段，以聚落形态为研究对象，从代际视角出发，采用科际整合等方法，进行下述研究：一、以西方东来为线索，梳理贸易更替与聚落变化之间关系，建构华人海商聚落代际体系；二、以宁波、澳门、新加坡为样本，从贸易运作—聚落生成角度解析三者在海洋逐利思想下各自形态特点及彼此互证的代际变化；三、以聚落形态核心为重点，通过主体视域下样本自身与代际之间变化比较，探索华人海洋社会构成与聚落形态变迁之间复杂关联；四、以中西贸易地位逆转为架构，揭示华人海商聚落于“中心—边缘”秩序消解中形态变迁整体机制。通过研究，还原历史，重估16-19世纪环中国海华人海商聚落于全球性历史运动中的价值，为建构国家战略所需的海洋话语助力。

At present, marine power strategy is being implemented in China, accordingly, the traditional marine commercial settlements became very important for both preservation of marine history and development of marine economic. The settlements around China-sea of 16th-19th century are very typical in them because there must have some historical experience which are valuable for Maritime power construction today in China. So the Research will take Ningbo, Macau and Singapore which are all the settlements around China-sea as cases from an intergenerational perspective..Firstly ,the research will look for lots of literature such as historical records ,maps ,social chronicles and other relevant information as the foundation ,combining with investigation of historic relics of settlements ,then construct the intergeneration system of marine commercial settlements of 16th-19th century around China-sea. Secondly, the research will take Ningbo, Macau and Singapore as cases ,exploring their morphological features respectively and the difference between them under the relationship between marine trade and the settlements' transformation. Thirdly, take the morphological core elements as the research subject, discussing the complicated relationship between marine society construction and morphological transformation of settlements. Lastly, the research will base on the anti-transformation in marine trade system between China and Western countries, exploring what is the mechanism pushed the traditional marine settlements to modern cities. .Finally, The corresponding advice are proposed to preserve these valuable settlements in order to push the marine culture heritage research which is needed by the construction of ocean strong power in China today.