地志百科全书——昭通地名对自然地理要素的记录

Encyclopaedia of Topography ——Zhaotong place names keep the records to the key elements of physical geography

地名是地理学的第二语言,大量真实生动记载山川河流、地形地貌、气候特点、土壤植被、自然灾变等自然地理要素和环境特征的地名,是研究昭通历史地理的宝贵资料。

A place name is the second language of geography. Those place names that have enormously, actually and vividly recorded the key elements of physical geography and environmental features of mountains and rivers, topography and geomorphology, climatic changes, soil and vegetation, natural disasters, etc. are the treasured material to research the history and geography of Zhaotong.