Abstract：Chinese Historical Geography originated from traditional Yan Ge biography (Geography of Historical Administration). The 1930s witnessed a shift from Yan Ge Geography to modern Historical Geography with the introduction of modern scientific methodologies. It was only after the establishment of P. R. of China in 1949 that Historical Geography was well developed.
The development and achivements of Chinese Historical Geography for over 40 years can be concluded as follows:
1. The discussion on the theory of this discipline.
Historical Geography is ascertained as a component of Modern Geography with its research objects being the changes of geographical environment and the law for these changes during historic times. The temporal scope of this research should be confined between Palaeogeography and Contemporary geography, in order to link up the changes of the whole geographical phenomena to let man recognize and reform his current environment better.
2. Fundamental construction of this discipline.The Historical Atlas of China and Historical Geography (included in Dictionary of His tory of China) serve as the most essential references for every branch of Historical Geography at present.
3. The expanding and deepening of the research fields
The study in all fields of Historical Physical Geography such as climate, hydrology, vegetation, hazards, deserts, coastlines has achieved great success in the past 40 years.Since the last decade, the changes of the living environment of man have become a hot topic in the society of Historical Geography. Historical Human Geography has been thriving since the 1980s. There are distinctive development and achivevmehts in the fields of administrative regionalization, agriculture, population, city, transportation, industry and mining industry, commerce, society and culture, etc.
It is predicted that there will be further development in the study of Historical Human geography in the next century.
4. The innovation of Research Methods and Means
The application of new technology in the past 20 years strongly prompts the development of Historical Geography. Many problems which were unable to be dealt with before can be solved with the help of new technology.
引用本文:
邹逸麟. 中国历史地理学的发展与成就[J]. 人文地理, 1996, 11(s1): 44-48,43.
Zou Yilin. THE DEVELOPMENT AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF HISTORCICAL GEOGRAPHY IN CHINA. HUMAN GEOGRAPHY, 1996, 11(s1): 44-48,43.
