The Analysis on the Main Achievement and Its Reasons of Geographic Development in China Feudal Society's Flourishing Age
Based on the defining of the flourishing age on Chinese feudal society,it's divided into three great flourishing age: Han,Tang and Qing dynasties.Applying the method of analyzing and verifying the documents and classics,the study summarizes and excavates the main achievement of the geographic development in the three great flourishing age from some aspects,such as the thought of geography,geography adventure,cartography,gazetteers,geography about foreign lands and so on.It also inquires into the reasons for the development of geography during which are the flourishing age on China's feudal society as follows:(1)Stable political situation is the objective condition of the development of geography;(2)The wide territory provides a space for geography;(3)The rulers take geography seriously for strengthening the political power and the development of production;(4)The science and technology at that time promote geography;(5)It is a chance for geography to interflow with foreign lands on culture and religion.Lastly,this paper points out the track and trend of the development of geography during the flourishing age on Chinese feudal society and the honorable tradition in thousands of years.