中國地理大發(fā)現(xiàn)（增訂本）

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CONTENTS

初版前言：中國的“地理大發(fā)現(xiàn)”——旨趣與說明/ 1

First Edition Foreword: The “Great Geographic Discovery” of China——the Purpose and

Description

第一篇　地理視野的拓展/ 1

Chapter 1　Expansion of Geographic Vision

“其推論何等淵微”——戰(zhàn)國鄒衍的大九州說與“赤縣神州”/ 3

“How Deep and Considerate Its Inference is”——The Big Nine Continent Theory and

“Chixian Shenzhou” of Zou Yan from the Warring States Period

大漢雄風(fēng)播四邊——兩漢邊疆和域外地理知識的擴(kuò)展/ 13

The Power of the Great Han Dynasty Spread to the Neighboring Countries——Expansion of

Knowledge in the Frontier and Outside the Han Dynasty

西行佛國取真經(jīng)——中土高僧尋經(jīng)求法與地理發(fā)現(xiàn)/ 33

Seeking the True Scriptures of Buddhism in the West——A Chinese Profound Monk Seeking

Buddhism and Geographic Discoveries

漫漫古道西行頻——蒙古帝國時代對西域的探索/ 52

The Frequent Journey to the West——Exploration of the Western Regions in the Age of

Mongolian Empire

“鯨舟吼浪泛滄溟”——明初鄭和船隊的遠(yuǎn)洋航行/ 66

“Big Boats, Roaring Waves and Wild Ocean”——Ocean Voyage of the Zheng He

Fleet in the Early Ming Dynasty

海上明珠——南海諸島的發(fā)現(xiàn)與管轄/ 84

Pearl of the Sea——Discovery and Jurisdiction of the South China Sea Islands

第二篇　地理認(rèn)識的深入/ 93

Chapter 2 　In-depth Understanding of Geography

“中國科學(xué)史上的里程碑”——沈括《夢溪筆談》的地理學(xué)思想與創(chuàng)見/ 95

“A Milestone in the History of Chinese Science”——The Geographic Thought and

Creative Ideas of Shen Kuo’s Brush Talks from Dream Brook

嘯吟山水天地寬——徐霞客與王士性的地理考察活動/ 103

Expressing Emotions and Widen the Knowledge of Vast Landscapes——Geographic

Exploration of Xu Xiake and Wang Shixing

“黃河之水天上來”——?dú)v代對河源的探尋/ 123

“The Yellow River’s Water Comes from the Sky”——The History of Exploring the

Yellow River’s Sources

“惟見長江天際流”——?dú)v代對江源的探尋/ 137

“The Yangtze River is Seen at the Skyline”——The History of Exploring the Yangtze

River’s Sources

“蓄清刷黃保漕”的插曲——探尋淮源/ 150

The Interlude of “Conserving Water, Clearing Sediment and Protecting the

Canal”——Exploration of the Huai River’s Source

“死亡之?！迸c“希望之海”——塔克拉瑪干沙漠的探險與發(fā)現(xiàn)/ 158

“Sea of Death” and “Sea of Hope”——Exploration and Discovery of the Taklimakan Desert

世界屋脊——走進(jìn)青藏高原/ 174

The Roof of the World——Walk into the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

“地球的第三極”——珠穆朗瑪峰探奇/ 192

“The Third Pole of the Earth”——Exploring the Mount Everest

“地球上最后的秘境”——雅魯藏布大峽谷的驚世發(fā)現(xiàn)/ 201

“The Last Mystery on the Earth”——Stunning Discovery of the Yaruzampbo

Grand Canyon

天下奇坑——諸多“天坑”的發(fā)現(xiàn)與探險/ 211

The World’s Strange Pit——Discovery and Exploration of “Tiankeng”

第三篇　揭秘地質(zhì)與地理現(xiàn)象/ 225

Chapter 3　Demystifying Geology and Geographic Phenomenon

鬼斧神工塑大江——揭開史前長江的奧秘/ 227

Delicate Craftsmanship Made the Great River ——Uncover the Mystery of the

Prehistoric Yangtze River

中華油?！钏墓獾刭|(zhì)力學(xué)理論與中國東部大油田的相繼發(fā)現(xiàn)/ 236

China Oil Sea——Li Siguang’s Geomechanical Theory and Successive Discoveries

of Large Oil Fields in Eastern China

風(fēng)成還是水成——黃土高原成因探秘/ 244

Wind-caused or Water-caused Formation——Exploration of the Genesis of the

Loess Plateau

植物“活化石”——古老孑遺植物水杉等的發(fā)現(xiàn)與保護(hù)/ 255

Plant “Living Fossil”——Discovery and Protection of Ancient Relict Plants Like

Metasequoia

來自第四紀(jì)的地理信息——廬山第四紀(jì)冰川遺跡的發(fā)現(xiàn)與探索/ 263

Geographic Information from the Quaternary——Discovery and Exploration of

the Quaternary Glaciers in Lushan

荒原上的奇湖——羅布泊之謎揭秘/ 273

The Strange Lake on the Wilderness——Mystery of Lop Nur

沙海旋律——破解“鳴沙”之謎/ 289

Sand Sea Melody——Uncover the Mystery of “Singing Sand”

第四篇　回眸古老的地理世界/ 299

Chapter 4　Reviewing the Ancient Geographic World

寒武紀(jì)的圣地——揭開地球生命誕生的驚人秘密/ 301

The Holy Land of the Cambrian——Uncover the Amazing Secret of Life on Earth

滄海幾度變桑田——埋藏于黃海深處的地理發(fā)現(xiàn)/ 310

The Sea Turned into Land —— Geographic Discovery Buried Deep in the Yellow Sea

封閉的海面——太湖生成之謎/ 320

Closed Sea Surface——The Mystery of Taihu Lake Formation

滄海變明珠——西湖形成的原因/ 330

The Sea Produces Pearl——Reasons for the Formation of the West Lake

“母親河”的身世——?dú)v史時期的黃河與譚其驤的重大發(fā)現(xiàn)/ 339

Life of the “Mother River”——History of the Yellow River and the Great Discovery

of Tan Qixiang

見證生命演變的歷史——追尋中國珍稀動物歷史變遷的足跡/ 350

Witness the History of the Evolution of Life——Follow Footsteps of the Historical

Changes of Rare Animals in China

第五篇　地理發(fā)現(xiàn)的未解之謎/ 369

Chapter 5　Unsolved Mystery of Geographic Discovery

謎團(tuán)叢生的故事——徐福東渡/ 371

A Mysterious Story——A Journey to the East of Xu Fu

天涯何處“耶婆提”——是中國人法顯發(fā)現(xiàn)了美洲？ / 393

Where is “Ye Po Ti”——Is it the Chinese Fa Xian that Discovered the America?

結(jié)語：尋找契丹——世界的“地理大發(fā)現(xiàn)”/ 414

Epilogue: Looking for the Qidan——the “Great Geographic Discovery” of the World

增訂本后記/ 420

Postscript (Updated Version)