海疆的学术概念、认知演进与研究界定

The Academic Concept,Cognitive Evolution And Research Definition of Coastal Area and Territorial Seas

海疆史是中国边疆学的重要组成部分,完善海疆史相关理论构建迫在眉睫。如何界定海疆是海疆史研究的重要问题,海疆的概念与内涵随着时代变化而不断深化。在当下学术研究中,关于海疆的地理界限有“纯海洋论”和“海陆并重论”两种观点。中国海疆有着横向和纵向两方面的变化,在对外碰撞、对内治理两方面因素的影响中逐渐形成。研究海疆问题,要回到具体的历史背景和时代条件下,探究时人思想观念中的海疆。海疆史研究应当明确自身定位,并与其他研究领域相区别,既要关注当今时代的海疆问题,也要重视中国古代固有的海疆形成和治理的发展脉络。

The history of coastal areas and territorial seas is an important part of Chinese frontier studies,and it is imminent to improve the theoretical construction of coastal areas and territorial seas history.How to define the territorial sea frontier is an important issue in the study of the sea frontier history.In current academic research,there are two viewpoints on the geographical boundaries of the coastal areas and territorial seas:“the pure ocean theory”and“equal emphasis on land and sea”.China’s maritime borders have undergone horizontal and vertical changes,which are gradually formed under the influence of external collisions and internal governance.To study the issue of coastal areas and territorial seas frontier,we must go back to the specific historical background and the conditions of the times,and explore the sea frontier in people’s thought.The research on coastal areas and territorial seas history should define its own position and distinguish it from other research fields.It should not only pay attention to coastal areas and territorial seas issues in the current era,but also pay attention to the development context of the formation and governance of coastal areas and territorial seas boundaries inherent in ancient China.