On the Three Changes of Jingjiang River Course in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River

学界主流观点认为荆江自晚更新世形成，至今数万年以上，河道无有改道变迁。根据《禹贡》等文献记载和前贤研究成果，实地勘考认为，自江口三角洲成陆，荆江曾经先后三次向三角洲两岸变迁。荆江三迁符合地貌演变规律和地理逻辑，为长江中游荆江河道形成与变迁的研究提供了一种新的视角。The mainstream view in the academic community is that Jingjiang River has been formed since the late Pleistocene and has not changed its course for more than tens of thousands of years. According to the records of “Yugong” and other documents and the research results of predecessors, the field survey shows that Jingjiang River has changed to both sides of the delta three times since it became land in Jiangkou Delta. The three migrations of Jingjiang River conform to the law of geomorphic evolution and geographical logic, and provide a new perspective for the study of the formation and change of Jingjiang River in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River.