要开展中国边疆史地研究,首先应弄清楚什么是“边疆”.关于“边疆”一词的含义,过去曾有各种各样的说法.以民族成分为划分边疆标准的“民族边疆说”认为,凡是少数民族聚居的地区就是边疆;以文化类型为划分标准的“文化边疆说”认为,凡不属于汉文化系统的地区就是边疆;以地方行政制度为划分标准的“行政边疆说”则认为,凡未施行省县制度的地区就是边疆.以上这些说法,各自偏执一端,是不可能反映出“边疆”一词的真正含意的。事实上, “边疆”是地理概念,它与国界线有着密切的关系。简单地说, “边疆”就是靠近国界的地区.但在我们伟大祖国长期的历史发展中,随着历代王朝的兴衰更替,国境 To carry out the research on the history and geography of China's border areas, we should first of all understand what is meant by “frontier.” As to the meaning of the word “frontier”, there have been various opinions in the past. “Frontier states that” all ethnic minorities live in border areas; “cultural frontiers” based on cultural types are regarded as “border areas” where all areas that are not part of the Han culture system are borders; and that local administrative systems are used The standard “administrative frontier theory” holds that all areas where the system of provinces and prefectures were not implemented are frontier areas. Each of these statements is extremely paranoid and it is impossible to reflect the true meaning of the word “frontier”. In fact, “frontier ” is a geographical concept, which is closely related to the national boundaries. Put simply, the “frontier” is the area close to the border, but in the long-term historical development of our great motherland, with the rise and fall of successive dynasties replaced by the border