33 years ago today, on August 28, 1992 (August 1, 1992 in the lunar calendar), the famous Chinese historian Tan Qixiang passed away. Tan Qixiang (1911-1992), an internationally renowned historical geographer, the main founder and pioneer of historical geography in our country, was born on February 25, 1911 and died on August 28, 1992. Character Ji Long, pen name He Zi, Jiashan native of Jiaxing, Zhejiang. He graduated from Xiuzhou Middle School from 1923 to 1926. He graduated from the Department of History of Jinan University in Shanghai in 1930. He graduated from the Graduate School of Yanjing University in Beiping in 1932. Before the founding of New China, he taught in Furen, Beijing, Yanjing, Tsinghua, Zhejiang, Jinan and other universities. From 1954, he served as a professor of the Department of History of Fudan University. From 1957 to 1982, he served as the head of the department and also served as the director of the Research Office of Chinese Historical Geography. From 1982 to 1986, he served as the director of the Institute of Chinese Historical Geography. He was elected to the 3rd to 5th National People's Congress. In 1932, he initiated the organization of the Chinese Historical Society with Zhu Shijia, Huang Xianfan and others. In 1934, he invited Mr. Gu, Chen Yuan, Deng Zhicheng, Xiao Yishan and other historians to participate in Zhongshan Park in Beijing, and together with more than 100 members, announced the establishment of the conference. In the same year, he and Gu Jiegang initiated the establishment of the Yugong Society as a director. In the same year, he initiated the establishment of the Chinese Geographical Society. He served as a director and deputy director of the Professional Committee of From 1981 to 1985, he served as a member of the Discipline Evaluation Group of the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council. He has served as the executive director of the Chinese Historical Society, a member of the planning group for the collation and publication of ancient books of the State Council, the vice president of the Shanghai Historical Society, the vice chairperson of the Shanghai Federation of Philosophy and Social Sciences, the consultant of the Chinese Local Historical Association, the consultant of the National Education Commission's primary and secondary school textbook editing and review committee, the deputy director and editor-in-chief of the National Historical Atlas of the People's Republic of China, the director of the compilation committee of the "Historical Dictionary" and the editor- Since the 1950s, he has devoted more than 30 years of effort to compiling the "Atlas of Chinese History" (1-8 volumes), which is the most detailed atlas of China's historical political regions today. It has played an important role in our country's border negotiations and diplomatic, national defense, and socialist economic construction. It has been praised by the central leadership as one of the two most significant achievements of New China's social sciences. Tan Qixiang has done a lot of research on China's borders, political regions, ethnic migration and cultural regions in past dynasties, and has insightful insights into the changes of the Yellow River, Yangtze River water system, lakes, and coasts. Important works include "Changshui Collection" and so on. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to the country, the State Council awarded him a special allowance, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences awarded him an honorary medal and a certificate of honor for "50 years of scientific work". In 1991, he was listed by the American Institute of Biography as one of the 500 people who had a significant impact on the world in the past 25 years, and his achievements were listed in the Oxford Who's Who.