论中国古文化的地理基础

地理环境是一个民族文化形成某种类型的前提性因素。中国古文化产生并成熟于与外世隔绝的东亚大陆之上 ,属于大陆民族文化。东亚大陆那种一面临海、三面险阻丛生 ,而内部回旋余地又相当开阔的地理状况是中国古文化产生的地理基础。中国多山的环境、陆路交通又十分困难的自然条件 ,也是中国古代以自给自足的小农经济为主的生产方式产生的地理基础 ,并在这种互相封闭的生产方式的基础上 ,形成了典型的宗法家族社会

Study on the Geographic Base of the Chinese Culture

The geographic environment serves a prerequisite factor in the formation of a national culture. The ancient Chinese culture, having arisen and matured on the isolated continent of East Asia, belongs to the continental national culture. It develops on such an internally broad geographic base in East Asia that externallyopens itself to the ocean on the east but blocks itself on the other sides. Such mountaneous environment of hard transportation also explains the production mode characterized by the small-scale self sufficient peasant economy in ancient China. This kind of mode of production leads typically to the formation and development of the ancient Chinese patriarchal clan system.