“地域文化研究”最早开始于经济史的范畴。这方面的探讨，起于二次世界大战之前，盛于二次世界大战之后。随着经贸范围的扩大，有关“地域”或“区域”的概念也有所扩展。例如过去三十年来，许多学者用“东业儒家文化圈”的概念来研究日、韩、台、新的区域经济活动，用“太平? “The study of regional culture” first started in the scope of economic history. Discussions in this area started before the Second World War and were magnified after World War II. As the scope of trade and economy has expanded, the concept of “territory” or “area” has also been expanded. For example, in the past three decades, many scholars have used the concept of “the East Asian Confucian cultural circle” to study the economic activities of Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and the new region.