The Chinese City in Space and Time: The Development of Urban Form in SuzhouUniversity of Hawaii Press, 2000 M01 1 - 361 páginas A study of the formation and transformation of Chinese urban form and space. It draws on a range of primary materials detailing the history, customs and urban construction of the one-time capital city of Suzhou, a leading force in the development of urban China for nearly a millennium. |
Contenido
Historical and Cultural Background | 7 |
The City in Its Beginning | 23 |
Cities in the Imperial Era | 50 |
The City Walls and Gates | 77 |
Physical Structure of the City | 106 |
Courtyard and Public Urban Space | 140 |
The City in Fengshui Interpretations | 165 |
Conclusion | 195 |
Abbreviations | 205 |
Notes | 207 |
Glossary | 263 |
Bibliography | 275 |
Index | 291 |
Términos y frases comunes
Baicheng Beijing bridge building canals century Chang Gate Changzhou Chapter cheng Chinese architecture Chinese cities city gates city of Suzhou city walls construction cosmic courtyard cultural Daoist dynasty early economic example Fan Chengda Feng fengshui fengshui ideas Figure function geomantic Gusu Gusu zhi Heaven Helü Dacheng ibid imperial capital imperial China Jiangsu juan late imperial period located mid-Tang Ming and Qing moat Mote official onward Pan Gate picture map Pingjiang Qing Qing periods recorded region residential wards residents scholar-officials scholars Shanghai Shanghai guji chubanshe Shen Shi ji Shuowen jiezi Skinner social southeast Southern Song spatial streets structures Suzhoufu zhi symbolic Tang Tang dynasty temple urban space Wang Wu Yue chunqiu Wu Zixu Wudi ji Wujun zhi Wumen Xu Gate Xuanmiao Guan Yangzi Yuan Zhang Zhongguo Zhonghua shuju Zhou Zhou li Zuo zhuan