Towards the World:On Thinking about the Research of World's Historical Geography in China

The research of world's historical geography in China currently focus on the discipline problems research,comparative research between China and foreign states,monographic research and compiling the related dictionaries.In addition,several jobs about translation and introduction from the foreign writings have been done.With the adjustment of this discipline,historical geography in China has been classified as a branch of Chinese history.However,we can continue doing some research about the discipline problems,participating the global overall study,doing some historical geography research cross cultural among different states,doing some comparative research between China and foreign states,and doing research under the background of world's historical geography.This article is to put forward a proposal of setting the discipline of world's historical geography as a branch in lever Ⅱ of world history,and enhance the research of China's world historical geography in the field of world geography.We should lay a good foundation for study,do some interdisciplinary research,and expand the research field increasingly.