《岭外代答》是研究宋代广西地区自然环境、物产资源、风土民情等方面情况的百科全书式史志。从不同视角探索其历史地理价值,将有利于了解宋人对广西的地理认知与地理体验,有利于考察广西地域文化的传承与流变。 “Ridge outside the letter” is to study the Song Dynasty Guangxi natural environment, property resources, customs and other aspects of encyclopedic history. To explore its historical and geographical value from different perspectives will be conducive to understanding the Song people ’s geographical cognition and geographical experience in Guangxi, which is conducive to the study of the inheritance and evolution of Guangxi regional culture.