《清国史·地理志》、《清史稿·地理志》每县下均有某某镇的记录。经考察,认为这种记录并没有严格的学术标准,有一定的任意性。实际上,清代的镇,并非县以下一级管理地方或征收商税的机构。凡是有一定集中的人口,商业比较繁荣的聚落(集市),往往被人们称为镇。其中有的置有县以下管理地方治安的机构,如巡检司,有的什么设置也没有,仍被称镇;也有既设了巡检司等管理或纳税机构,然仍不称镇。可见清代文献中镇的记录并无严格标准。至于文献上记载镇的四至范围,实际上指的是所设机构管理(如巡检司)的地域范围,与镇并无关系。 “History of Qing Dynasty geography”, “Qing history manuscripts” Each county has a certain town records. After investigation, that this record does not have strict academic standards, there is a certain degree of arbitrariness. In fact, the Qing Dynasty town was not the place under the county management or collection of business tax agencies. Those who have a certain concentration of population, the more prosperous business settlement (market), often referred to as the town. Some of these establishments with county-level or lower levels of administration of public order and security, such as the inspection department, and some have not set up any standards. They are still said to be towns; there are also administrations or tax agencies that set up inspection departments, but they are still not called towns. Can be seen in the Qing Dynasty records of the town there is no strict standard. As for the four-to-one coverage of the town in the literature, it actually refers to the geographical area under the management of the establishment (such as the inspection division) and does not relate to the town.