Witness And Imagination Of Southern Mountain Forest-The Study Of Geographical Cognition From Forth Century To Sixth Century

4th-6th century is the history period which from Yongjia Nandu until Sui destroy South Chen unified nation.It is also so-called "medieval period" in ancient China.During this period,the social characteristics is the North-South split,social unrest,large scale population migration.Based on this historical background,the traditional Han regime dwelling in Jiangdong,partial south of the corner,has established the Eastern Jin Dynasty,Song,Qi,Liang,Chen.The large scale northern population move to the south China,dwelling in most regions of the south.For the sake of rule and development,the ruler is bound to strengthen the geographical cognition of the South.All of these create the conditions for the promotion of the geographical cognition about southern mountain environment.The bureaucrats express their awareness of the jurisdiction through official documents and opinions given to the emperor.Scholars and monks in the viewing of mountain scenery through poetry,travel dialogue and geographical works to express their own perception.In the face of the same cognitive objects,different groups reflect different cognitive characteristics and perspectives.At the same time,the cognitive focus and cognitive results presented in different regions of the South are different.In face of Jianghuai,Jiangdong,Jiangzhou,Jingxiang and Lingnan five regions,people have their own cognitive perspective.Through systematic investigation of the geographical cognition of the southern mountain forest in this period,we find that geographical cognition is deepening with the expansion of the ruling area and the strengthening of control,which is also an important feature in the history of medieval geography.