昭通历史发展的地理空间与资源环境

Geographical Space and Resources Environment of the Development of Zhaotong in History

人类的空间,既是生存空间,又是文化空间。正是人类多姿多彩的文化创造,使抽象的地理空间转化为具体、异质、多样而富有魅力的"地方"。昭通位于南方丝绸之路要冲,为兵家必争之地,民族迁徙不断,导致了多次文化空间的相继占用,地域景观也随土地利用方式的不同而改变。昭通复杂的山区环境和立体气候,孕育了极为丰富的生物资源,其中植物资源优势尤为突出。昭通地饶五金,是金、银、铜、铅、锌等有色金属的重要产地,孕育了灿烂的银铜文化。"朱提"作为高成色银品的代称,一直沿袭到清代,铜镍合金"堂琅白铜",更是中国冶金史上一项杰出的成就。

Human spatial domain is not only the living space but also the cultural space. It is the colorful cultural creation of mankind that transforms the abstract geographical space into concrete, heterogeneous, diverse and attractive ＂place＂. Zhaotong is the gateway of the Southern Silk Road, thus the strategic point, which causes constant migration of nationalities and repetitious occupations of cultural space. The regional landscape also changes with the different usage of land. The complex mountainous environment and three-dimensional climate breed extremely rich biological resources, of which the advantage of plant resources is particularly prominent. Zhaotong is rich for metals. It is an important place of origin for gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc and other non-ferrous metals, which produces a brilliant silver copper culture. ＂Shushi, as a designation of high-quality silver goods, has been followed until the Qing Dynasty. ＂Tanglang White Copper＂ , the copper-nickel alloy, is an outstanding achievement in China＇s metallurgical history.