试论吐蕃时期拉萨城市的形成及原因

Urban Formation and Reasons of Lhasa in Tubo Period

拉萨,作为我国西藏自治区的首府,最初发展始于吐蕃王朝时期,后历代经历了不同程度的发展,其古老的历史文化在中国历史上占据着独特的地位。而吐蕃时期拉萨城市的发展又为历代的发展奠定了基础,故研究这一时期拉萨城市的变迁,对历代的拉萨城市研究和拉萨城市的规划都有重要的意义。文章试图利用历史地理的相关研究方法,分析了吐蕃时期拉萨古城的形成,认为其形成的原因主要是优越的地理条件,城市经济的发展,军事的促进和佛教的作用。

Lhasa,as the capital of the Tibet autonomous region in China,originally developed in the Tubo period and gone through different levels of development in later dynasties. Its ancient historical culture enjoys a unique position in Chinese history. Lhasa＇s development in Tubo period laid a solid foundation for the later dynasties. So,studying the changes of the Lhasa city during this period has important significance to the researches on Lhasa city and its layout. The article tries to use the history geography research methods to analyze the formation of Lhasa city in Tubo period and considered the main reasons are the superior geographical conditions,the development of urban eeonomy,the promotion of military and the role of Buddhism.