中国城市地理学的兴盛时期始于70年代中期,至80年代进入历史以来最旺盛的发展时期。城市地理学主要研究城市体系、城市化、城市地域结构与具体的大小城镇。其重要的实践领域则主要通过城市规划和区域规划、国土规划。特别是70年代中期借助于我国城市规划工作的复兴,为城市地理学的发展提供了广阔的实践基础。

In modern history, the proud period in the study of urban geography in China began at the mid-seventies, and reached its peak at the eightieth. In China, there are over 380 cities, and over 9000 towns under the jurisdiction of country (excluding Taiwan Province) which have provided a vast domain for the study of urban gea-gnaphy. The study of urban geography has gained vitality by integrating itself closely with rational construction and with administrative departments and other disciplines. Now, the to-pic of urban geography has been known as the most active sphere in the human and economic geographical circles. Since mid-seventies the research projects of Urban Geography contains: 1) Urban System, 2) Urbanization, 3) Researches an the Structures of Urban Area, 4) Lange and Small Cities (Towns), 5) Quntitative Method etc. Urban planning its providing a broad and practical basis for the further advances in the study of urban geography, Geographers have to not only draw up the Master planning in coope-ration with urban planners, but also provide theoretical method. and scientific basis for this purpose in accordance with the following as pect in order to make the traditional planning have additionally new methods and contents: 1) Urban region researches, 2) Analysis of Ur-ban land use, 3) Researches on urban function, 4) Researches on urban size etc. In recent years, much has been done in China in the-repidly advanced studies of urban geography in combination with urban planning and urban construction. According to human geographers in China, from them on the development trends in the study of urban geography will forge ahead possibly towards to new directions, ie. the Macroscopic and microscopic as-pects.