《汉书·地理志》中的都元国应在越南俄厄

Du Yuan Country in Hanshu Dilizhi Should be today's Oc Eo in Vietnam

对《汉书.地理志》中“都元国”的考释,学界人言人殊,没有定论。本文在认同韩振华先生“都元”即“黑都”的基础上,根据俄厄的考古发现和史料记载,推定俄厄即为汉代都元所在,因为俄厄在汉代已是一个连接中西的繁荣港口城市,其居民肤色黝黑并位于汉使南行的必经之路上。

There are many different identifications of the Du Yuan country recorded in Hanshu Dilizhi. Archaeological excavations have revealed that Oc Eo was a prosperous port city linking China and the West in the Han Dynasty. It was on the southward route that envoys from the Han Dynasty must have taken and the residents there have dark skins. Therefore, it is quite possible that Du Yuan country was located in today＇s Oc Eo in Vietnam.