环球飞行的经济地理思考——30年前“破冰之旅”访美回顾

Economic Geographical Thinking about Around-the-world Flying——A Review on the “Ice-breaking Trip” to the United States 30 Years Ago

30多年前,中美两国地理学家克服外交上的重重障碍,实现了自新中国成立以来的第一次访美与学术交流,此行被称之为"破冰之旅",具有非常重要的历史意义。在考察过程中,代表团成员注重从历史发展与社会经济的视角上看城市、看农场、看设施、看环境、看细节,研判美国城乡现代化建设的面貌与那些美中不足的问题,比较中美两国城镇化、现代化和研究领域的异同。并结合国情,对此次考察作了深刻的经济地理思考,为如何借鉴他山之石发展我国的地理科学起了积极作用。

More than 30 years ago,geographers of China and the United States,overcame various diplomatic barriers,enabled Chinese scholars to realize the first trip to the United States and carry out an academic exchange with their American counterparts since the founding of the People’s Republic of China.The trip was called an ＂ice-breaking trip＂ which is of significant historical meanings.During the investigation,American cities,farms,facilities,environment and other details were saw from the perspectives of historical development and social economy so that the Chinese visitors may research on and judge the conditions of the urban and rural modernization building of the United States and the deficiencies,and compare the similarities and differences of both countries in terms of urbanization,modernization and research fields.The national conditions are also taken into account in deeply considering the investigation from the economic geography aspect.The thought plays an active role in indicating how to refer to the US’s experience to develop Chinese geographical science.