摘要
中国历史地理学是一门既古老而又年轻的科学，是研究历史时期我国地理现象和人地关系的科学。这是近几十年来治此学的学人经过历时长久的论证，与历来的沿革地理学不同，沿革地理学只是中国历史地理学中历史人文地理的一个部分，不能以一个部分代替全面。中国历史地理学是一门有用于世的学科，当前国家的建设事业，多与此学有关，深望治此学人共同努力，多所建树，无负于时代的使命。
The historical geography is a science that aims at studying the geographical phenomena and the relations between the human being and the physical environments. The geography of evolution of,admitiistration districts is only one branch of the historical human geography that belongs to the historical geography. The study of historical geography of China is important and necessary for the social and economic development.
出处
《中国历史地理论丛》
1999年第2期1-6,249,共7页
Journal of Chinese Historical Geography
