RECENT DEVELOPMENT OF HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY IN CHINA
中国历史地理研究的新进展

The past five years saw a steady progress in almost all fields of researches of Chinese historical geography. The completion of the Historical Atlas of China shows the achievement in the compilation of historical maps. Researches on administrative regionalization geography and works on examination of place names came into being in hundreds while their significance is not yet fully realized. Researches on human geography were in their early stage but will surely be the most promising and prosperous ones. Researches on physical geography con-centralized on climate, geomorphology and changes of rivers and lakes. Combination of complete collection and thorough examination on. historical data and the utilization of modern technical means will surely be a necessary development.