一、隋唐以前春秋战国时期是中国方志的发韧时期。《周礼春官外史》载,“外史”的任务之一是“掌四方之志”。当时中原地区出现鲁之《春秋》、晋之《乘》、楚之《梼杌》等诸侯国的地方史,而岭南当时尚属荒服之地,政令未及,寂然无闻。但封建王朝对岭南的一般地理,也曾作过探测。 First, before the Sui and Tang dynasties Spring and Autumn and Warring States period is the development of Chinese chronicles period. One of the missions of “Zhou Wai Chun Guan Wai Shi” contains one of the missions of “Wai Shi Shi” is “the sign of the four parties”. At that time, there appeared the local history of the princely states such as “Spring and Autumn Period”, Jin’s “Multiplication” and “Chu” of Lu in the Central Plains. However, the general geography of the feudal dynasty to the south of the Five Ridges also made exploration.