作为地域概念的「中国」,有广义、狭义的两个范畴。狭义的是指中原区域,主要是华夏族聚居之地,它与「四方」、「四夷」对称。广义的「中国」是以中原为中心.远及四夷居地,也即人们所说的「大中国」。「中国」也是一个国家概念。地域概念与国家概念有时是分不开的。一个国家的形成过程,同时也是它的地域形成过程。作为国家概念的「中国」,最早是指京师,后来泛指王朝,最后发展成为国家 As a geographical concept of “China,” there are broad and narrow two categories. Narrow refers to the Central Plains region, mainly inhabited by the Chinese nation, it is with the “Quartet”, “Si Yi” symmetry. The “China” in a broad sense is centered on the Central Plains and far from Siyi, or what people call “Greater China.” “China” is also a national concept. Regional concepts and national concepts are sometimes inseparable. The formation of a country, but also its geographical formation process. As the concept of nation, “China” first referred to the capitalists, then to the dynasty, and finally to the nation