The Chinese City in Space and Time: The Development of Urban Form in SuzhouUniversity of Hawaii Press, 1 de jan. de 2000 - 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. |
Conteúdo
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 | 175 |
Abbreviations | 181 |
Notes | 183 |
Glossary | 247 |
Bibliography | 255 |
Index | 275 |
Termos e frases comuns
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 functions geomantic Gusu Gusu zhi halls Heaven ibid imperial capital imperial China Jiangsu juan late imperial period located mid-Tang Ming and Qing moat Mote official onward Pan Gate Pingjiang Qing Qing periods recorded region residential wards residents rural scholar-officials scholars Shanghai Shanghai guji chubanshe Shen Shi ji Shuowen jiezi Skinner social Southern Song spatial street structures Suzhoufu zhi symbolic Tang Tang dynasty traditional urban space urban-rural 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