中国的形成及其疆域的变迁

　　中国一词产生于三千余年前，本指国都及其相近地区，即在“万国”中处于中心或重要地位的国。自秦朝以降，中国渐成朝代的代名词，特别是指其直接实施行政管辖的区域。但直至1912年中华民国建立，中国方成为国家的正式名称。中国的疆域有一个长期变迁的过程，将以历史地图显示和说明。儒家思想对中国疆域的变迁既有积极作用，也有消极影响，应具体分析。

　　葛剑雄，复旦大学教授、图书馆馆长。1945年生于浙江湖州，从事历史地理、移民史、人口史、文化史等方面研究，著有《中国移民史》、《中国人口史》、《统一与分裂：中国历史的启示》、《西汉人口地理》、《中国历代疆域的变迁》、《人口与中国的现代化，1850年以后》、《20世纪的中国历史地理研究》等。全国政协常委，上海市政府参事。

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Zhong Guo（China，中国）：The formation and development of its territory

Zhong Guo（China，中国）, the name forms by two China characters came into being more than 3000 years ago and only represented the national capital and its vicinities. Among thousands of Guo（kingdom or fiefdom）, Zhong Guo means those in the center, central area or other areas of various importance. From Qing Dynasty on, Zhong Guo gradually covered the territory of the dynasties, especially the administrative establishments directly under the central government. Historical maps show the process and the changes of territories and boundaries of different dynasties. But it was as late as 1912 when the Republic China founded that Zhong Guo became the formal name of China. Confucian thought played decisive role both positive and negative in the formation and development of China’s territory.

Ge Jianxiong（葛剑雄）, Professor and Public Intellectual, Director of Fudan University Library

Dr. Ge Jianxiong, born in 1945 in Huzhou, is China’s leading scholar on historical geography studies. He has published numerous books on Chinese historical geography, history of population and migration, including History of Migrations in China; History of Population in China, Unification and Separation：Inspective of History in China, Population Geography of the Western Han Dynasty; Changes of Boundaries and territories in China, Population and Modernization in China since 1850, and China’s Historical Geographic Studies in the 20th Century. He is also a well known public intellectual in China, writing several extremely popular columns and blogs in mainstream Chinese media on globalization and China’s role in the world affairs. In addition to his academic appointments, Dr. Ge is a member of the Standing Committee of the People’s Political Consultative Congress of China and has served as a member 0f the Advisory Committee of the Shanghai Municipal Government since 2006.