本文试从历史地理和心理认同的角度，探讨“中原”一词含义演变的过程及原因。一、“中原”一词在历史上的诸种含义“中原”一词，最早见于《诗经》，其含义第一是指原野或平原之中，是一般的通用名词。如《诗经·小雅·小宛》：“中原有寂，庶民采之。”第二是指今河南省地区 This article attempts to explore the process and reasons of the meaning evolution of “Central Plains” from the perspective of historical geography and psychological identity. First, the “Central Plains” in the history of the various meanings “The Central Plains,” the earliest in the “Book of Songs,” the first meaning is the meaning of the wilderness or plains, is a common general term. Such as “Book of Songs Xiaoya Xiaowan”: “Central Plains silence, people mining.” The second refers to the present Henan Province