初版前言：中国的“地理大发现”――旨趣与说明
First Edition Foreword: The “Great Geographic Discovery” of China――the Purpose and Description
第一篇 地理视野的拓展
Chapter 1 Expansion of Geographic Vision
“其推论何等渊微”――战国邹衍的大九州说与“赤县神州”
“How Deep and Considerate Its Inference is”――The Big Nine Continent Theory and “Chixian Shenzhou” of Zou Yan from the Warring States Period
大汉雄风播四边――两汉边疆和域外地理知识的扩展
The Power of the Great Han Dynasty Spread to the Neighboring Countries――Expansion of Knowledge in the Frontier and Outside the Han Dynasty
西行佛国取真经――中土高僧寻经求法与地理发现
Seeking the True Scriptures of Buddhism in the West――A Chinese Profound Monk Seeking Buddhism and Geographic Discoveries
漫漫古道西行频――蒙古帝国时代对西域的探索
The Frequent Journey to the West――Exploration of the Western Regions in the Age of Mongolian Empire
“鲸舟吼浪泛沧溟”――明初郑和船队的远洋航行
“Big Boats, Roaring Waves and Wild Ocean”――Ocean Voyage of the Zheng He Fleet in the Early Ming Dynasty
海上明珠――南海诸岛的发现与管辖
Pearl of the Sea――Discovery and Jurisdiction of the South China Sea Islands
第二篇 地理认识的深入
Chapter 2 In-depth Understanding of Geography
“中国科学目前的里程碑”――沈括《梦溪笔谈》的地理学思想与创见
“A Milestone in the History of Chinese Science”――The Geographic Thought and Creative Ideas of Shen Kuo’s Brush Talks from Dream Brook
啸吟山水天地宽――徐霞客与王士性的地理考察活动
Expressing Emotions and Widen the Knowledge of Vast Landscapes――Geographic Exploration of Xu Xiake and Wang Shixing
“黄河之水天上来”――历代对河源的探寻
“The Yellow River’s Water Comes from the Sky”――The History of Exploring the Yellow River’s Sources
“惟见长江天际流”――历代对江源的探寻
“The Yangtze River is Seen at the Skyline”――The History of Exploring the Yangtze River’s Sources
“蓄清刷黄保漕”的插曲――探寻淮源
The Interlude of “Conserving Water, Clearing Sediment and Protecting the Canal”――Exploration of the Huai River’s Source
“死亡之海”与“希望之海”――塔克拉玛干沙漠的探险与发现
“Sea of Death” and “Sea of Hope”――Exploration and Discovery of the Taklimakan Desert
世界屋脊――走进青藏高原
The Roof of the World――Walk into the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
“地球的第三极”――珠穆朗玛峰探奇
“The Third Pole of the Earth”――Exploring the Mount Everest
“地球上最后的秘境”――雅鲁藏布大峡谷的惊世发现
“The Last Mystery on the Earth”――Stunning Discovery of the Yaruzampbo Grand Canyon
天下奇坑――诸多“天坑”的发现与探险
The World’s Strange Pit――Discovery and Exploration of “Tiankeng”
第三篇 揭秘地质与地理现象
Chapter 3 Demystifying Geology and Geographic Phenomenon
鬼斧神工塑大江――揭开史前长江的奥秘
Delicate Craftsmanship Made the Great River ――Uncover the Mystery of the Prehistoric Yangtze River
中华油海――李四光地质力学理论与中国东部大油田的相继发现
China Oil Sea――Li Siguang’s Geomechanical Theory and Successive Discoveries of Large Oil Fields in Eastern China
风成还是水成――黄土高原成因探秘
Wind-caused or Water-caused Formation――Exploration of the Genesis of the Loess Plateau
植物“活化石”――古老孑遗植物水杉等的发现与保护
Plant “Living Fossil”――Discovery and Protection of Ancient Relict Plants Like Metasequoia
来自第四纪的地理信息――庐山第四纪冰川遗迹的发现与探索
Geographic Information from the Quaternary――Discovery and Exploration of the Quaternary Glaciers in Lushan
荒原上的奇湖――罗布泊之谜揭秘
The Strange Lake on the Wilderness――Mystery of Lop Nur
沙海旋律――破解“鸣沙”之谜
Sand Sea Melody――Uncover the Mystery of “Singing Sand”
第四篇 回眸古老的地理世界
Chapter 4 Reviewing the Ancient Geographic World
寒武纪的圣地――揭开地球生命诞生的惊人秘密
The Holy Land of the Cambrian――Uncover the Amazing Secret of Life on Earth
沧海几度变桑田――埋藏于黄海深处的地理发现
The Sea Turned into Land ―― Geographic Discovery Buried Deep in the Yellow Sea
封闭的海面――太湖生成之谜
Closed Sea Surface――The Mystery of Taihu Lake Formation
沧海变明珠――西湖形成的原因
The Sea Produces Pearl――Reasons for the Formation of the West Lake
“母亲河”的身世――历史时期的黄河与谭其骧的重大发现
Life of the “Mother River”――History of the Yellow River and the Great Discovery of Tan Qixiang
见证生命演变的历史――追寻中国珍稀动物历史变迁的足迹
Witness the History of the Evolution of Life――Follow Footsteps of the Historical Changes of Rare Animals in China
第五篇 地理发现的未解之谜
Chapter 5 Unsolved Mystery of Geographic Discovery
谜团丛生的故事――徐福东渡
A Mysterious Story――A Journey to the East of Xu Fu
天涯何处“耶婆提”――是中国人法显发现了美洲？
Where is “Ye Po Ti”――Is it the Chinese Fa Xian that Discovered the America?
结语：寻找契丹――世界的“地理大发现”
Epilogue: Looking for the Qidan――the “Great Geographic Discovery” of the World
增订本后记
Postscript (Updated Version)
