先秦秦汉时期淮河流域的历史地位

本文依次分析论述了淮河流域在我国原始社会、夏商周三代 (含春秋战国 )及秦汉时期的历史地位 ,认为 :旧石器时代 ,淮河流域是人类重要的发祥地 ;新石器时代 ,该流域是重要的文化交汇区 ,在中华文明形成过程中起到了“催化”的作用。夏商周时期 ,淮河流域国族的向背直接关乎王朝的安危 ;春秋战国时期 ,该流域社会经济发展加速 ,各大流派思想于此滋生并相互激荡。秦汉时期 ,淮河流域社会经济快速发展 ,人才辈出 ,文化发达。无论是从政治、经济、军事还是从文化来分析 ,先秦秦汉时期 ,淮河流域在全国的地位都是十分重要的。

Historic importance of Huaihe Valley in the Pre-Qin Dynasty

According to the analysis and discussion of the historical position of Huaihe Valley in the periods of China's Primitive Society,Xia-Shang-Zhou and Qin-Han,the article considers that the Huaihe Valley was the cradle of human being in Old Stone Age. It stimulated the formmation of Chinese civilization in New Stone Age. The support or opposition of the states in Huaihe Valley related directly to the dynasty's safety and danger in the period of Xia-Shang-Zhou. The development of society and economy was getting fast and sorts of schools of thought appeared in the period of the Spring and Autumn and Warring Kingdom. With the fast development of the society and the economy, people of talent came forth in larger numbers and the culture was prosperous in the Qin-Han period. Not only in terms of politics, economy and military affairs but also in terms of culture, we can conclude that the position of Huaihe Valley was very important in China in the period of Pre-Qin and Qin-Han.