试论夏商周三代政治疆域的主要特征

古代国家的政治疆域是统一王朝中央权力控制下的、具有大致范围的政治统治区域。夏商周三代文化的“平行并进式”特点 ,决定了夏商周三代政治疆域的传承与包容关系。三代政治疆域有四个显著的特征 :一、政治疆域的模糊性和多变性 ;二、早期国家政治疆域中的数都并存意义 ;三、政治疆域中的“点”、“面”与“虚”、“实”关系 ;四、三代政治疆域统治传承的法理性。

The Main Characteristics of the Political Territories in Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties

The political territories in ancient China was an rough governing area controlled by the central government of the empire. The political territories in Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties held a heritage and contain relationship due to the "parallel advance" cultural characteristics of those dynasties. The political territories of those three dynasties possessed of the following characters: i. The political territories were indistinctive and flexible; ii. Several capitals coexisted in the respective political territories; iii. The political territories contained some small spot and large area; the three political territories held the character of inherited reason.