图们江边是否设立“十字碑”考辨

Research on the Boundary Monument by Tumen River

1887年(光绪十三年)中朝两国共同勘界以后,中方拟沿小白山、石乙水设立"华夏金汤固,河山带砺长"等十字碑,这一计划由于朝鲜的反对,始终未能赴之实施。其后从1907年(光绪三十三年)开始传出十字碑毁于朝鲜人的说法。然而经考证,"毁碑说"是中方人员在对抗日本向"间岛"(今延边)地区扩张,特别是在强调中朝两国以图们江为界的过程中产生的,但却并不是事实。

After the investigation on the border by China and Korea in 1887, China planned to place the boundary monument marked with characters as ＂Chinese is so strong that the kingdom is eternal＂ along Xiao Bai Mountains and Shiyi Shui. However, the plan had not been implenmented due to Korea＇s objection. Since 1907, rumors had spread that Korean destroyed the monument. Evidences shows that ＂the destroyed monument＂ is not true. In fact, the rumors began to spread when China fought against Japan＇ expansion to ＂the middle island＂ （today＇s Yanbian）, especially during the process when Tumen River was stressed as the boundary of China and Korea.