中国地理大发现(增订本)

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CONTENTS
初版前言：中国的“地理大发现”——旨趣与说明/ 1
First Edition Foreword: The “Great Geographic Discovery” of China——the Purpose and
Description
**篇　地理视野的拓展/ 1
Chapter 1　Expansion of Geographic Vision
“其推论何等渊微”——战国邹衍的大九州说与“赤县神州”/ 3
“How Deep and Considerate Its Inference is”——The Big Nine Continent Theory and
“Chixian Shenzhou” of Zou Yan from the Warring States Period
大汉雄风播四边——两汉边疆和域外地理知识的扩展/ 13
The Power of the Great Han Dynasty Spread to the Neighboring Countries——Expansion of
Knowledge in the Frontier and Outside the Han Dynasty
西行佛国取真经——中土高僧寻经求法与地理发现/ 33
Seeking the True Scriptures of Buddhism in the West——A Chinese Profound Monk Seeking
Buddhism and Geographic Discoveries
漫漫古道西行频——蒙古帝国时代对西域的探索/ 52
The Frequent Journey to the West——Exploration of the Western Regions in the Age of
Mongolian Empire
“鲸舟吼浪泛沧溟”——明初郑和船队的远洋航行/ 66
“Big Boats, Roaring Waves and Wild Ocean”——Ocean Voyage of the Zheng He
Fleet in the Early Ming Dynasty
海上明珠——南海诸岛的发现与管辖/ 84
Pearl of the Sea——Discovery and Jurisdiction of the South China Sea Islands
第二篇　地理认识的深入/ 93
Chapter 2 　In-depth Understanding of Geography
“中国科学史上的里程碑”——沈括《梦溪笔谈》的地理学思想与创见/ 95
“A Milestone in the History of Chinese Science”——The Geographic Thought and
Creative Ideas of Shen Kuo’s Brush Talks from Dream Brook
啸吟山水天地宽——徐霞客与王士性的地理考察活动/ 103
Expressing Emotions and Widen the Knowledge of Vast Landscapes——Geographic
Exploration of Xu Xiake and Wang Shixing
“黄河之水天上来”——历代对河源的探寻/ 123
“The Yellow River’s Water Comes from the Sky”——The History of Exploring the
Yellow River’s Sources
“惟见长江天际流”——历代对江源的探寻/ 137
“The Yangtze River is Seen at the Skyline”——The History of Exploring the Yangtze
River’s Sources
“蓄清刷黄保漕”的插曲——探寻淮源/ 150
The Interlude of “Conserving Water, Clearing Sediment and Protecting the
Canal”——Exploration of the Huai River’s Source
“死亡之海”与“希望之海”——塔克拉玛干沙漠的探险与发现/ 158
“Sea of Death” and “Sea of Hope”——Exploration and Discovery of the Taklimakan Desert
世界屋脊——走进青藏高原/ 174
The Roof of the World——Walk into the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
“地球的第三极”——珠穆朗玛峰探奇/ 192
“The Third Pole of the Earth”——Exploring the Mount Everest
“地球上*后的秘境”——雅鲁藏布大峡谷的惊世发现/ 201
“The Last Mystery on the Earth”——Stunning Discovery of the Yaruzampbo
Grand Canyon
天下奇坑——诸多“天坑”的发现与探险/ 211
The World’s Strange Pit——Discovery and Exploration of “Tiankeng”
第三篇　揭秘地质与地理现象/ 225
Chapter 3　Demystifying Geology and Geographic Phenomenon
鬼斧神工塑大江——揭开史前长江的奥秘/ 227
Delicate Craftsmanship Made the Great River ——Uncover the Mystery of the
Prehistoric Yangtze River
中华油海——李四光地质力学理论与中国东部大油田的相继发现/ 236
China Oil Sea——Li Siguang’s Geomechanical Theory and Successive Discoveries
of Large Oil Fields in Eastern China
风成还是水成——黄土高原成因探秘/ 244
Wind-caused or Water-caused Formation——Exploration of the Genesis of the
Loess Plateau
植物“活化石”——古老孑遗植物水杉等的发现与保护/ 255
Plant “Living Fossil”——Discovery and Protection of Ancient Relict Plants Like
Metasequoia
来自第四纪的地理信息——庐山第四纪冰川遗迹的发现与探索/ 263
Geographic Information from the Quaternary——Discovery and Exploration of
the Quaternary Glaciers in Lushan
荒原上的奇湖——罗布泊之谜揭秘/ 273
The Strange Lake on the Wilderness——Mystery of Lop Nur
沙海旋律——破解“鸣沙”之谜/ 289
Sand Sea Melody——Uncover the Mystery of “Singing Sand”
第四篇　回眸古老的地理世界/ 299
Chapter 4　Reviewing the Ancient Geographic World
寒武纪的圣地——揭开地球生命诞生的惊人秘密/ 301
The Holy Land of the Cambrian——Uncover the Amazing Secret of Life on Earth
沧海几度变桑田——埋藏于黄海深处的地理发现/ 310
The Sea Turned into Land —— Geographic Discovery Buried Deep in the Yellow Sea
封闭的海面——太湖生成之谜/ 320
Closed Sea Surface——The Mystery of Taihu Lake Formation
沧海变明珠——西湖形成的原因/ 330
The Sea Produces Pearl——Reasons for the Formation of the West Lake
“母亲河”的身世——历史时期的黄河与谭其骧的重大发现/ 339
Life of the “Mother River”——History of the Yellow River and the Great Discovery
of Tan Qixiang
见证生命演变的历史——追寻中国珍稀动物历史变迁的足迹/ 350
Witness the History of the Evolution of Life——Follow Footsteps of the Historical
Changes of Rare Animals in China
第五篇　地理发现的未解之谜/ 369
Chapter 5　Unsolved Mystery of Geographic Discovery
谜团丛生的故事——徐福东渡/ 371
A Mysterious Story——A Journey to the East of Xu Fu
天涯何处“耶婆提”——是中国人法显发现了美洲？ / 393
Where is “Ye Po Ti”——Is it the Chinese Fa Xian that Discovered the America?
结语：寻找契丹——世界的“地理大发现”/ 414
Epilogue: Looking for the Qidan——the “Great Geographic Discovery” of the World
增订本后记/ 420
Postscript (Updated Version)