本文就关涉东北史和东北地域文化研究的五个主要前沿问题,分别进行探讨。一、东北史研究与东北自然生态变迁和文明起源问题传统的东北史研究,受近代边疆史地学的影响,多注重舆地、人文、民族等,而相对忽视自然生态和文明起源问题。前者主要反映旧式的人文学科轻视自然科学传统而将山川物产等,归于“方志 This article discusses separately the five major frontier issues related to the history of northeast China and northeast regional culture. I. Studies on Northeast History and Northeast China’s Natural Ecological Changes and Origins of Civilization The traditional research on the history of the Northeast China, influenced by the geography of frontier history and geography, humanities and ethnic groups, neglects the origin of natural ecology and civilization. The former mainly reflects that the old-style humanistic disciplines despised the traditions of natural sciences and attribute the mountains and rivers properties to ”