目 录 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”——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)
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