我想在中等以上学校教授地理的人和其他需要地理材料的学者不免常常感觉到我们缺乏一本良好的中国地理概论。固然,科学的地学材料不能算不多,但卷帙浩瀚,初学者往往望洋兴叹,中国许多中等以上学校华业生对於本国地理观念的薄弱,这恐怕是一个主要原因吧(1)。集成的叙述虽然有,但 I think people who teach geography in upper secondary schools and other scholars who need geography materials often feel that we lack a good introduction to China’s geography. Of course, there are not many geoscience materials in science, but the volume is so vast that beginners are often overwhelmed by disappointment. This is probably the main reason why many secondary school graduates in China are weak in their geographical concepts. Although there are integrated narratives,