90年代中国人文地理学面临两方面挑战:宏观形势对学术研究的普遍冲击,高考改革对地理学教育的影响。但90年代的实践需要人文地理学的参与,在人文地理学的各个领域,都有值得探索的新问题或尚未解决的旧问题,这是中国人文地理学继续发展的契机。为求更好发展,中国人文地理学必须进一步贴近现实生活,注重学术大众化,勇于调整学科结构。

In 1993, China's Human Geography was confronted with two sides of challenges. Academic works, including geographer's study, met with the impact of the new economic situation, and geographical education was influenced by reforms in the entrance exams to universities. But this scientific learning is needed in the practice in 1990s. New and old but unsolved problems appeal togeographer's intervention, and this will constitute new development opportunities for Human Geography and all its branches. To do this,human geographers should approach the real life, pay attention to pop-learning and academic restructuring.