长江流域住区的形成与发展

The Formation and Development of Settlements in the Yangtze River Valley

长江流域住区的形成与发展经历了漫长的演变过程,大体可分为三个阶段:(1)上古时代的巢居与穴居阶段。此时的居住方式基本上是流动的,故有所谓"行国"之说。(2)起始于新石器时代而传承不息的乡村聚落阶段。遍布长江两岸大江南北的乡村聚落,具有"寄情山水,亲近自然"的特点。(3)起自奴隶社会而不断发展的城市住区阶段。城市是文明人类的自然生息地,长江流域城市起源早、发展快,近代以来城市数量已占全国城市总数的40%以上。

The formation and development of settlements in the Yangtze River valley have gone through a long history and can be divided into following three stages:1.The nest and cave house stage in ancient time.The settlement mode in this period can be generally described as moving and named 'moving country'.2.The village cluster stage for many generations beginning from Neolithic period.It is characterized by 'emotion for mountains and rivers, and close to nature'.3.Urban settlements that have developed from the slave community.Cities or towns are the natural settlements,and their early origin and fast development have been found in the Yangtze River valley.The number of cities in this area amounts to 40% of the whole country.