中国文明在何时、何地、以何种方式起源的问题,是中国文明研究的最基本问题。对这个问题的把握是理解中国文明在周孔时代所实现人文主义转折的关键。对中国农业生产方式及其发展阶段的揭示指引我们达到这样的结论:气候很可能是中国文明起源的决定性因素。 The question of when, where and how Chinese civilization originated is the most fundamental issue for the study of Chinese civilization. Grasping this issue is the key to understanding the turning point of the humanism realized by the Chinese civilization during the Zhou-kong era. The revelation of China’s mode of agricultural production and its stage of development has guided us to the conclusion that the climate is likely to be the decisive factor in the origin of Chinese civilization.