施拉君特怀特兄弟的喜马拉雅之行:德国第一次西藏考察及其影响

The Travels of the Schlagintweit Brothers in Himalayas:The First German Scientific Investigation in Tibet

1854年至1857年德国的施拉君特怀特三兄弟进行了德国历史上第一次西藏考察,是最早进入西藏的德国人。他们按照洪堡提出的'长期综合研究'的理念开展考察,取得了丰硕成果,在德国人长达一个世纪(1854—1951年)的西藏科学考察史上占有非常重要的地位,对德国藏学的产生和发展影响深远。施拉君特怀特兄弟有关喜马拉雅、西藏、新疆等地理、胡泊、冰川、人类学等的研究在当时的欧洲是极具开拓性和专业性的,即使在当代依然有很强的学术价值。

The Schlagintweit brothers conducted the first German scientific investigation in Tibet from 1854 to 1857;they were also the first Germans ever to have visited Tibet.According to A.von Humboldt’s advocacy of'long-term systematic research,'the expedition achieved fruitful results.This trip played an important role in the history of the German expeditions to Tibet from 1854 to 1951,and had a far-reaching impact on the emergence and development of Tibetology in Germany.Their research on geography,lakes,glaciers,the anthropology of the Himalayan region,Tibet and Xinjiang was pioneering and professional,and even nowadays still has academic value.