●初版前言：中國的“地理大發現”――旨趣與說明
First Edition Foreword: The “Great Geographic Discovery” of China――the Purpose and Description
第一篇 地理視野的拓展
Chapter 1 Expansion of Geographic Vision
“其推論何等淵微”――戰國鄒衍的大九州說與“赤縣神州”
“How Deep and Considerate Its Inference is”――The Big Nine Continent Theory and “Chixian Shenzhou” of Zou Yan from the Warring States Period
大漢雄風播四邊――兩漢邊疆和域外地理知識的擴展
The Power of the Great Han Dynasty Spread to the Neighboring Countries――Expansion of Knowledge in the Frontier and Outside the Han Dynasty
西行佛國取真經――中土高僧尋經求法與地理發現
Seeking the True Scriptures of Buddhism in the West――A Chinese Profound Monk Seeking Buddhism and Geographic Discoveries
漫漫古道西行頻――蒙古帝國時代對西域的探索
The Frequent Journey to the West――Exploration of the Western Regions in the Age of Mongolian Empire
“鯨舟吼浪泛滄溟”――明初鄭和船隊的遠洋航行
“Big Boats, Roaring Waves and Wild Ocean”――Ocean Voyage of the Zheng He Fleet in the Early Ming Dynasty
海上明珠――南海諸島的發現與管轄
Pearl of the Sea――Discovery and Jurisdiction of the South China Sea Islands
第二篇 地理認識的深入
Chapter 2 In-depth Understanding of Geography
“中國科學目前的裡程碑”――瀋括《夢溪筆談》的地理學思想與創見
“A Milestone in the History of Chinese Science”――The Geographic Thought and Creative Ideas of Shen Kuo’s Brush Talks from Dream Brook
嘯吟山水天地寬――徐霞客與王士性的地理考察活動
Expressing Emotions and Widen the Knowledge of Vast Landscapes――Geographic Exploration of Xu ake and Wang Shixing
“黃河之水天上來”――歷代對河源的探尋
“The Yellow River’s Water Comes from the Sky”――The History of Exploring the Yellow River’s Sources
“惟見長江天際流”――歷代對江源的探尋
“The Yangtze River is Seen at the Skyline”――The History of Exploring the Yangtze River’s Sources
“蓄清刷黃保漕”的插曲――探尋淮源
The Interlude of “Conserving Water, Clearing Sediment and Protecting the Canal”――Exploration of the Huai River’s Source
“死亡之海”與“希望之海”――塔克拉瑪干沙漠的探險與發現
“Sea of Death” and “Sea of Hope”――Exploration and Discovery of the Taklimakan Desert
世界屋脊――走進青藏高原
The Roof of the World――Walk into the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
“地球的第三極”――珠穆朗瑪峰探奇
“The Third Pole of the Earth”――Exploring the Mount Everest
“地球上最後的秘境”――雅魯藏布大峽谷的驚世發現
“The Last Mystery on the Earth”――Stunning Discovery of the Yaruzampbo Grand Canyon
天下奇坑――諸多“天坑”的發現與探險
The World’s Strange Pit――Discovery and Exploration of “Tiankeng”
第三篇 揭秘地質與地理現像
Chapter 3 Demystifying Geology and Geographic Phenomenon
鬼斧神工塑大江――揭開史前長江的奧秘
Delicate Craftsmanship Made the Great River ――Uncover the Mystery of the Prehistoric Yangtze River
中華油海――李四光地質力學理論與中國東部大油田的相繼發現
China Oil Sea――Li Siguang’s Geomechanical Theory and Successive Discoveries of Large Oil Fields in Eastern China
風成還是水成――黃土高原成因探秘
Wind-caused or Water-caused Formation――Exploration of the Genesis of the Loess Plateau
植物“活化石”――古老孑遺植物水杉等的發現與保護
Plant “Living Fossil”――Discovery and Protection of Ancient Relict Plants Like Metasequoia
來自第四紀的地理信息――廬山第四紀冰川遺跡的發現與探索
Geographic Information from the Quaternary――Discovery and Exploration of the Quaternary Glaciers in Lushan
荒原上的奇湖――羅布泊之謎揭秘
The Strange Lake on the Wilderness――Mystery of Lop Nur
沙海旋律――破解“鳴沙”之謎
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
寒武紀的聖地――揭開地球生命誕生的驚人秘密
The Holy Land of the Cambrian――Uncover the Amazing Secret of Life on Earth
滄海幾度變桑田――埋藏於黃海深處的地理發現
The Sea Turned into Land ―― Geographic Discovery Buried Deep in the Yellow Sea
封閉的海面――太湖生成之謎
Closed Sea Surface――The Mystery of Taihu Lake Formation
滄海變明珠――西湖形成的原因
The Sea Produces Pearl――Reasons for the Formation of the West Lake
“母親河”的身世――歷史時期的黃河與譚其驤的重大發現
Life of the “Mother River”――History of the Yellow River and the Great Discovery of Tan Qixiang
見證生命演變的歷史――追尋中國珍稀動物歷史變遷的足跡
Witness the History of the Evolution of Life――Follow Footsteps of the Historical Changes of Rare Animals in China
第五篇 地理發現的未解之謎
Chapter 5 Unsolved Mystery of Geographic Discovery
謎團叢生的故事――徐福東渡
A Mysterious Story――A Journey to the East of Xu Fu
天涯何處“耶婆提”――是中國人法顯發現了美洲？
Where is “Ye Po Ti”――Is it the Chinese Fa an that Discovered the America?
結語：尋找契丹――世界的“地理大發現”
Epilogue: Looking for the Qidan――the “Great Geographic Discovery” of the World
增訂本後記
tscript (Updated Version)

“中國地理大發現”指以黃河流域為中心的華夏文明對自身與周邊地理環境的探索和認知，指以中土為中心的中原文明對自身與域外地理環境的探索和認知，指文明社會對前所未知的地理世界的探索和認知。我們追尋張騫通西域、唐僧取經、鄭和下西洋的足跡，探尋長江、黃河、淮河的源頭，揭開羅布泊、黃土高原成因之謎，發現第四紀冰川的遺跡，攀登珠穆朗瑪峰，深入小寨天坑，回眸地球生命誕生之初，遙想徐福東渡前後……讓我們知曉這些大發現的來龍去脈，記住這些發現者，傳承他們孜孜不倦、堅韌不撥的探索精神，奉獻我們的心智於廣袤無垠、氣像萬千的中華大地，進而續寫“中國地理大發現”的華章。