论唐宋时期对西南地区自然地理的考察及意义

The observation and meanings to the nature geography of southwest region in the Tang and Song Dynasties

由于地理环境及国家政治重心一直在西北等原因,西南地区先秦以来与中原一直相对封闭隔绝,加之西南地区本身文化比较落后、传播不畅,缺少历史地理文献,所以唐代以前内地对广袤的西南地区了解甚少,充满神秘模糊感。这种状况从唐开始方被打破。唐宋时期随着中央王朝与西南地区政治、经济关系的加强及西部地理之学的兴盛,不少士大夫留心于西南地区自然地理的考察,对西南山川地貌、草木禽兽等进行了细致的观察与记录,对西南自然地理开始有了比较具体、客观的认识,留下了一批珍贵的历史文献,并且代表了中古时期对西南地情的认识水平。

Because of geography environment and national political center always in northwest China, the southwest region isolates with always opposite closing of China since Pre-Qin, Very few for the hinterland understands to the southwest region before the Tang Dynasty. As the enhance to political and economy relation between center king and southwest region and the prosperous of geography,many scholars are interesting in southwest mountain and stream geography, plant animals etc. proceeded the meticulous observation and record. left a precious history cultural heritage, and represented the level of cognition to southwest region in the medieval times period.