The Legal Significance Of Naming Reefs In The South China Sea Researched On"Geng Lu Book Of The South China Sea"

"South China Sea Geng Lu Book" is the summed practical experience of Hainan ancient fishermen in the South China Sea. Most researches of "South China Sea Geng Lu Book" today are focusing on the field of history, geography and international laws, studying on the source of official documents and civil behaviors. The legal research in the field of folk way still needs more theoretical supports. This article discusses the "South China Sea Geng Lu Book", the naming and the developing behaviors of the islands and reefs, telling us that the "South China Sea Geng Lu Book" is the evidence to prove our sovereignty in The South China Sea. This article also reveals the legal value of the "South China Sea Geng Lu Book" and it also means something to the research of the sovereignty of The South China Sea.The article starts from the introducing of "South China Sea Geng Lu Book", deeply discusses the difference of the local names and developments of islands and other reefs of South China Sea among different kinds of "South China Sea Geng Lu Book". Then it tells us how Chinese fishermen act to develop the South China Sea deeply. The naming of the islands and reefs, together with other developments, proved that the acts of naming islands and reefs are not just kidding but basing on the behaviors of developing of them. What it reflects is the independent history of living and developing of Chinese fishermen in the South China Sea by using advanced technology. The folk behaviors of naming were taken in the official government documents and picture scrolls, got references and recognition in the international nomenclature and rose to national acts. It has provided favorable conditions to the development of the fishermen efficiently, became the important performances of exercising the sovereignty of China."South China Sea Geng Lu Book" also rises to the evidence of the China sovereignty from a written book records ways among various islands. At the same time, the naming and developing of the South China Sea in "South China Sea Geng Lu Book" corroborates to other historical data, shows that Chinese fishermen were the people who found and developed the islands and reefs in South China Sea in the human’s history. This fact is in line with the Preemption Doctrine in the international laws and is the great proof to the sovereignty of China in the South China Sea. In addition, the independent and integral system of naming islands and reefs in the "South China Sea Geng Lu Book" has strengthened the domination in South China Sea of our government. It is a basis of establishing a sound management system to our government.The legal research of "South China Sea Geng Lu Book" by naming islands and reefs as the center, adding with other behaviors of developing the South China Sea, has filled the research blanks in demonstrating sovereignty of China, enriched the achievements of researching on "South China Sea Geng Lu Book" and the national sovereignty theoretically. This research has also provided a new point of view in proving the sovereignty of China in the South China Sea.