明清“治广以狭”思想在广东的形成与实践

Zhi Guang Yi Xia (治广宜狭) : The Formation and Practice of a Political Geography Thought in Guangdong during the Ming and Qing Dynasties

明代逐渐形成了"治广以狭"的政治地理思想,其主要内涵是在合理范围内增设政区,缩小原有政区的地域范围,方便国家政治和教化力量深入地方,从而加强社会控制。到了清代,该思想被继承了下来。屈大均以此为基础对广东政区调整的设想进行了总结,开平县、花县、阳江直隶州的设置则是其延续性的证明。这种政治地理思想深刻塑造了广东的政治地理格局,在其实践中也反映了国家与地方之间的复杂关系。

In the Ming Dynasty,a political geography thought "Zhi Guang Yi Xia"--which means to add new prefectures and counties and reduce the area of established political districts within a reasonable range to facilitate the state political and educational-cultural power to penetrate into local areas to strengthen social control,was gradually formed in Guangdong region. When it comes to the Qing Dynasty,this thought was inherited. Qu Dajun( 屈大均) summarized the ideas of administrative region adjustment in Guangdong,the setting up of Kaiping,Huaxian and Yangjiang counties could proved the continuity of this thought. The political geography thought has profoundly shaped the political geography of Guangdong,and embodied the complicated relationship between state and local area.