On The Geographical Idea Of Huainanzi

Huainanzi is a masterpiece of the Han Dynasty that integrates the thoughts of the various philosophers.Through its integration of various schools of thought,it has exquisite views in many aspects,including in geography,especially in geographical idea.Understanding the geographical idea of Huainanzi can not only deeply understand the geographical idea of the Qin and Han Dynasties,but also understand that the Chinese people gave the spiritual value to the natural world,rich in humanistic trait.The geographical idea of Huainanzi is not produced out of thin air,but has a trail of context.By drawing on the ideas of Confucianism,Taoism,and Yin and Yang,it has formed a set of geographical ideas about cognizing land,regional orientation,and custom life.These geographical ideas are based on their philosophical propositions,give humanistic connotation to natural geography,thus building a macroscopic and holistic human geography system.From the perspective of the universe's nature,"Huainanzi" worships nature,pays attention to astronomical geography,and pays attention to the relationship between sky and earth,and tries to explain and summarize the whole nature and human society's appearance and connection with a philosophical concept of round sky and square earth.From the perspective of regional orientation,Huainanzi divides the land into four types:four seas,five wei,six he,eight poles and nine states,and it reflects a strong central consciousness in the whole orientation.From the perspective of real life,Huainanzi pays attention to the observation of customs and habits in various regions,and has made outstanding work in agricultural concepts and agricultural technology.