Chinese Historical Geography

Author: Chen Daiguang
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Publish Date: 1998-10-01
Features: This book focuses on historical and cultural geography in its content selection. This approach is based on the following considerations: Historical and cultural geography (such as administrative divisions, transportation, population, cities, economy, etc.) is relatively closely linked to current economic and cultural construction. Its theories, knowledge, and research findings can directly serve the current socialist modernization construction. For young students and a broad readership, studying historical and cultural geography evokes a stronger sense of familiarity, relevance, and urgency. In terms of structure and format, it adopts a classified (climate, hydrology, administrative divisions, cities, etc.) and chronological (from ancient to modern) approach. This format is clear and logical, making it easier for readers to understand and grasp the characteristics of various geographical phenomena, as well as their developmental processes and patterns. Historical geography is an emerging discipline, and its fundamental theories still need further refinement and improvement. Research in its various sub-disciplines is not yet balanced, and the research findings or data from some fields are scarce or even entirely absent. Additionally, historical geography involves vast temporal and spatial spans and covers a particularly broad scope. Under these conditions, the author deeply realizes that compiling a well-written, systematic, and scientifically rigorous textbook on "Chinese Historical Geography" is an extremely challenging task.