History of Ancient Chinese Urban Planning

Author: He Yejiu
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Publish Date: 1996-03-01
Features: This book is an academic work on the history of ancient Chinese cities and urban planning. Through this book, readers can gain a systematic and comprehensive understanding of the formation of China's urban planning system and its traditional development. The book elaborates in detail on the content, basic characteristics, planning theories, and planning systems of regional and urban planning in various periods of ancient China, following the historical development process. It also explains the political, economic background and ideological influences on ancient Chinese urban planning, analyzes several representative urban planning cases from different periods, and provides arguments. It summarizes some historical experiences for future reference. The content of the book is divided into two volumes. The first volume includes three chapters: Introduction, Planning of Clan Settlements in the Primitive Society, and Planning of Slave Capital Cities. The second volume includes three chapters: Urban Planning in the Early Feudal Society, Urban Planning in the Middle Feudal Society, and Urban Planning in the Late Feudal Society.