中文摘要：

回顾了中国地震烈度表的发展与演变,并对每一个时期的烈度表进行了分析与讨论,无论哪一个时期的烈度表在被评定者使用时,均会受到评定者经验的多寡、认知的不同等主观因素的影响,从而导致即使是同一调查点不同调查人员得出的烈度结果也可能相差甚远。对新《中国地震烈度表》（GB/T17742-2008）的有关问题进行了分析讨论,提出了几点建设性的意见和建议。

英文摘要：

The development and evolution of the seismic intensity scale of China are reviewed, and the intensity scale of each period are analyzed and discussed. No matter provided in which period, the intensity scale will be affected by the assessor＇s subjectivity, which will lead to different conclusions in the same place in the investigations. In addition, several problems of 〈 the seismic intensity scale of China〉 （GB/ T17742-2008） are analyzed and discussed, some constructive comments and suggestions are proposed.