Investigaton of the Naming Features of Geographical Names and Their Historical Evolution

As the product of the social activities of man,names of places and their evolution are a reflection of the natural environment,political economy,historical culture characteristics and evolutionary history for a particular region and have become increasingly an important approach for historical geographical research.Based on a case study of the Dongxing District,an investigation is made about the types of geographical names,their naming methods and evolutionary features,and the problems concerned with corresponding counter measures put forth in the end.