都庞岭何在?——对祝鹏先生有关古都庞岭考证的补充与修正

WHERE WAS THE DUPANG RIDGE?

在今之地图上，著名五岭之一的都庞岭位于湖南江永县与广西灌阳县的交界处。这是诏宋以来人们的误指。根据历史记载，对照野外考察结果和大比例尺地图，作者认为古都庞岭即今广东连县与湖南蓝山县交界处的大锣盖，位于连州镇西50km。通过大锣盖旁边的南风坳隘口的都庞岭道，是我国古代南北交通的最重要通道之一。

On the present map the Dupang Ridge, one of the famous Five Ridges in South China, is situated on the boundary between Jiangyong County, Hunan Province, and Guanyang County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. This has been a mistake since the Tang or the Song Dynasty (960～1279 A.D.). Originally the Dupang Ridge was not the place as it is at present. Comparing the historical records with the results of field investigation and largescale maps, the author suggests that the ancient Dupang Ridge be exactly the Daluogai Ridge on the boundary between Lianxian County, Guangdong, and Lanshan CounW, Hunan, 50 km northwest to the town of Lianzhou. The Dupang Ridge Way, extending across Nanfeng Ao Pass just beside the Daluogai Ridge, was one of the most important communication lines connecting North and South China