《古代天山历史地理学研究》一书,系日本著名东方学家松田寿男先生关于我国古代天山边疆和西域史地研究的一部重要著作。1956年出版,1970年增订再版。中央民族学院出版社1987年4月出版了根据增订版翻译的中译本。该书由绪论、第一部分、第二部分、第三部分及《补考》增补组成。绪论部分主要论述天山山脉独特的地理位置及其历史意义,指出天山山脉是古代东西方贸易的主要干线“丝绸之路”的母胎,是东西方文化的分水岭。一方面,它起到了游牧民族与农业民族之间万里长城的作用;另一方面,它又促进了东西方文化的交流。在漫长的历史进程中,天山山脉成为各种形力犬牙交错的活动“焦点”,尤其是游牧民族活动的舞台。第一部分,论《汉书》中的天山诸国。作者以评论《汉书·西域传》的史料价值为基础,对书中所载 “Ancient Tianshan Historical Geography Research,” a book, the famous Japanese scholar Matsuda Shou men on ancient China’s Tianshan Mountains and Western Regions history of an important book. Published in 1956, 1970 updated and reprinted. In April 1987, the Central University for Nationalities Press published a Chinese translation according to an updated version. The book consists of an introduction, the first part, the second part, the third part and the “make-up examinations” supplement composition. The introduction mainly discusses the unique geographical location of Tianshan Mountains and its historical significance. It points out that the Tianshan Mountains are the mother fetus of the “Silk Road”, the main route of the ancient East-West trade and the watershed of Eastern and Western cultures. On the one hand, it plays a role as the Great Wall between nomads and agricultural peoples; on the other hand, it promotes the exchange of Eastern and Western cultures. In the long course of history, the Tianshan Mountains have become the “focal point” of staggered activities of various forms, especially the nomadic activities. The first part, on the “Tianshan Mountains and Han States”. The author is based on the historical value of “Biography of Han and Western Regions”, as set forth in the book