CAJ | 학술논문

　　30多年前，中美两国地理学家克服外交上的重重障碍，实现了自新中国成立以来的第一次访美与学术交流，此行被称之为“破冰之旅”，具有非常重要的历史意义。在考察过程中，代表团成员注重从历史发展与社会经济的视角上看城市、看农场、看设施、看环境、看细节，研判美国城乡现代化建设的面貌与那些美中不足的问题，比较中美两国城镇化、现代化和研究领域的异同。并结合国情，对此次考察作了深刻的经济地理思考，为如何借鉴他山之石发展我国的地理科学起了积极作用。
　　30다년전，중미량국지이학가극복외교상적중중장애，실현료자신중국성립이래적제일차방미여학술교류，차행피칭지위“파빙지려”，구유비상중요적역사의의。재고찰과정중，대표단성원주중종역사발전여사회경제적시각상간성시、간농장、간설시、간배경、간세절，연판미국성향현대화건설적면모여나사미중불족적문제，비교중미량국성진화、현대화화연구영역적이동。병결합국정，대차차고찰작료심각적경제지리사고，위여하차감타산지석발전아국적지이과학기료적겁작용。
More than 30 years ago, geographers of China and the United States, overcame various diplomatic barriers, enabled Chinese scholars to realize the first trip to the United States and carry out an academic exchange with their American counterparts since the founding of the People’s Republic of China. The trip was called an “ice-breaking trip” which is of significant historical meanings. During the investigation, American cities, farms, facilities, environment and other details were saw from the perspectives of historical development and social economy so that the Chinese visitors may research on and judge the conditions of the urban and rural modernization building of the United States and the deficiencies, and compare the similarities and differences of both countries in terms of urbanization, modernization and research fields. The national conditions are also taken into account in deeply considering the investigation from the economic geography aspect. The thought plays an active role in indicating how to refer to the US’s experience to develop Chinese geographical science.