地域与人文生态视野下的西北边患研究——以唐宋时期为核心

Research on the Northwest Border Area from the Perspective of Region and Human Ecology

纵观中国古代的边患问题,我们发现对中原王朝造成毁灭性打击,或直接摧毁中原王朝取而代之的政治、军事势力,多来自北方草原地区和东北边疆地区。西北民族政权虽然也时常侵扰中原王朝的西北边疆,但却始终无法动摇中原王朝的统治根基,引起中原王朝统治阶级的恐惧。这不仅是因为西北地区环境恶劣、交通不便、民族分散、人口有限,而且与这里经济结构相对完备,民族性格比较温和,对中原地区的索取和敲诈的欲望较低有很大关系。

Starting from the border problems of ancient Chinese dynasties, we find that the central Plains often suffered a devastating blow, or directly destroyed the forces replaced by the Central Plains, mostly from the northern grasslands and the northeast frontier areas. Although the northwestern national regime often invaded the northwest frontier of the Central Plains Dynasty, it could not shake the ruling foundation of the Central Plains Dynasty, causing the fear of the ruling class of the Central Plains Dynasty. This is not only because of the geographical fragmentation of the Northwest region, the harsh environment, the inconvenience of transportation, the dispersion of ethnic groups, the limited territory and population of the country, and the relatively complete economic structure and milder national character of the region. The desire for extortion and extortion in the Central Plains has much to do with it.