中文摘要：

皖江地区是我国区域经济的重要组成部分。2010年国务院批复设立“皖江城市带承接产业转移示范区”，赋予了皖江城市新崛起的历史机遇。但是皖江城市（带）由于自身的区位、交通、资源和环境等条件的特殊性，其发展方向和发展模式依然值得进一步研究，这与皖江城市带的发展进程和演进机制有着密不可分的关系。现从历史的视角梳理皖江地区城市发展的历史脉络，将皖江地区的发展划分为古代雏形阶段、近代工业化阶段、国家调控阶段、皖江开发阶段和皖江城市带（群）战略阶段，共五个历史阶段；并总结其发展特征，从政治（军事）、经济、交通、资源、区位和政策六大影响因素综合分析其演进机制，试图为皖江地区的新崛起提供基础的研究支撑。

英文摘要：

The Wanjiang region is an important part of Chinese regional economy. In 2010, the State Department approved the plan of ＂the Wanjiang City Cluster Demonstration Area for Relocated Industries＂ , which endowed new opportunities for Wanjiang cities. The orientation and the developmental pattern of Wanjiang cit- ies （city cluster） is worth studying due to its unique location, transportation net- works, resource endowment and environmental features. From a historical perspec- tive, this paper examines the formation process of Wanjiang Urban cluster in five stages： ancient period, modem industrializing period, state controlled period, Wanji- ang development period and Wanjiang city cluster strategic period. The paper sum- marizes the characteristics of its formation process and analyzes the six factors in- cluding politics, economic conditions, transportation, resources, location and poli- cies. The research can provide a reference for the recovery and growth of Wanji- ang Region.