Download or read book History of Capital Cities in China written by Zhi Dao and published by DeepLogic. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book provides highlights on the key concepts and trends of evolution in History of Capital Cities in China, as one of the series of books of “China Classified Histories”.
Download or read book Eighteen Capitals of China written by William Edgar Geil and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this travelogue, William Geil chronicles his travels throughout China in the early 20th century, focusing on the country's 18 different capital cities throughout its history. Geil provides detailed descriptions of the cities' architecture, customs, and historical significance, making for an engaging read for both armchair travelers and students of Chinese history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book The Imperial Capitals of China written by Arthur Cotterell and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2008-05-29 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This history of China’s imperial capital cities reveals “a picaresque chronicle of dynastic succession and court intrigue” across millennia (Publishers Weekly). Throughout the long history of Imperial China, emperors designed their capital cities in ways that reveal the heart of their dynasty. The ley lines of these cities reveal religious preoccupations, while the design of important buildings tells us much about the cultural influences of the period. The Shang Emperor of the third century B.C. made obsessive—and ultimately fatal—attempts to engage the Immortals with cosmologically pleasing urban planning. Meanwhile, the Tang capital at Chang'an betrays the striking creativity and cultural receptiveness that earmark the era as a literary and artistic golden age. And the Forbidden City of fifteenth century Beijing still stands as testament to Ming dynasty architectural virtuosity. Arthur Cotterell provides an inside view of the rich array of characters, political and ideological tensions, and technological genius that defined the imperial cities of China, as each in turn is uncovered, explored, and celebrated. The oldest continuous civilization in existence today stands to become the most influential.
Download or read book Capital Cities and Urban Form in Pre modern China written by Victor Cunrui Xiong and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-08-19 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Luoyang, situated in present-day Henan province, was one of the great urban centres of pre-Qin and early imperial China, the favoured site for dynastic capitals for almost two millennia. This book, the first in any Western language on the subject, traces the rise and fall of the six different capital cities in the region which served eleven different dynasties from the Western Zhou dynasty, when the first capital city made its appearance in Luoyang, to the great Tang dynasty, when Luoyang experienced a golden age. It examines the political histories of these cities, explores continuity and change in urban form with a particular focus on city layouts and landmark buildings, and discusses the roles of religions, especially Buddhism, and illustrious city residents. Overall the book provides an accessible survey of a broad sweep of premodern Chinese urban history.
Download or read book Eighteen Capitals of China written by William Edgar Geil and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Capital Cities and Urban Form in Pre modern China written by Victor Cunrui Xiong and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-08-19 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Luoyang, situated in present-day Henan province, was one of the great urban centres of pre-Qin and early imperial China, the favoured site for dynastic capitals for almost two millennia. This book, the first in any Western language on the subject, traces the rise and fall of the six different capital cities in the region which served eleven different dynasties from the Western Zhou dynasty, when the first capital city made its appearance in Luoyang, to the great Tang dynasty, when Luoyang experienced a golden age. It examines the political histories of these cities, explores continuity and change in urban form with a particular focus on city layouts and landmark buildings, and discusses the roles of religions, especially Buddhism, and illustrious city residents. Overall the book provides an accessible survey of a broad sweep of premodern Chinese urban history.
Download or read book The Magic Square written by Alfred Schinz and published by Edition Axel Menges. This book was released on 1996 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the development of Chinese urbanism. Equipped with source material and maps, this book applies metrological methods. Including about 300 drawings, it gives an overall view of the urban life and culture that existed in the traditional society of late Imperial China.
Download or read book Introduction to the Urban History of China written by Chonglan Fu and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-07-25 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores China’s urban development, examining the history and culture of Chinese cities and providing a cultural background to the rapid urban development of contemporary China. It offers a new perspective on Chinese urban history, showcasing the traditional culture which underpins the emergence of the modern city and highlighting how traditional Chinese philosophical thought is reflected in the culture of urban planning and architecture in China, notably examining such issues as ‘the integration of man and nature’, yin and yang, bagua, and the Wu Xing.
Download or read book 18 CAPITALS OF CHINA written by William Edgar 1865-1925 Geil and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-25 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Early Ming Government The Evolution of Dual Capitals written by Edward L. Farmer and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the political and institutional history of government in the early Ming dynasty, from roughly 1355 through the 1440s. Focuses on the mobilzation of resources involved in the geographic placement, construction, and maintenance of the dynasty's two capitals in Peking and Nanking.
Download or read book Historical Development of the City Form as Illustrated by the Northern Capital Cities of Various Dynasties in China written by Fa-jyh Hsieh and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Eighteen Capitals of China written by William Edgar Geil and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 615 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Eighteen Capitals of China "Now when nations are competing for the honour of planting their flags on the poles of our planet, is there not some danger that heroic travellers who have penetrated savage regions, and brought to light the hidden things of darkness, may fail of due recognition? "Livingstone and Stanley did more for science and civilisation than a dozen polar expeditions. A noted explorer who deserves to share their laurels, if only for what he achieved on the same arena, is the author of this volume. "Dr. Geil's researches have taken a wider range than theirs, extending to three zones, and he has shown me a tattered flag which he bore on voyages by land and sea sufficient to put a tenfold girdle round this globe. "After piercing the Heart of Africa and confirming the Homeric legend of pigmies at war with snakes, if not with cranes, he passed at a single bound from Guinea to New Guinea, where he found materials for many a blood curdling picture of life among the head-hunters and cannibals of the Southern Seas. "Eight years ago Dr. Geil turned his attention to China, ascended her Great River to the frontiers of Tibet and gave the world his experiences in a fascinating book entitled "A Yankee on the Yangtze." Had the sister stream been navigable he might have attempted to eclipse the exploit of a fabled hero, who, seeking the source of the Yellow River, found himself looking down from the Milky Way. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Dynamic Interpretation of Early Cities in Ancient China written by Hong Xu and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-06-14 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers an archaeological study on China’s ancient capitals. Using abundant illustrations of ancient capital sites, it verifies the archaeological discoveries with documentary records. The author introduces the dynamical interpretation of each ancient capital to the interpretation of the entire development history of China's ancient capitals. The book points out that for most of the almost 2000 years from the earliest Erlitou (二里头)to the Ye city (邺城), there was an era where ancient capitals didn’t have outer enclosures due to factors such as the strong national power, the military and diplomatic advantage, the complexity of the residents, and the natural conditions. Thus an era of “the huge ancient capitals without guards” lasting for over 1000 years formed. The concept that “China’s ancient capitals don’t have outer enclosures” presented in the book questions the traditional view that “every settlement has walled enclosures”. Combining science with theory, it offers researchers of history a clear understanding of the development process of China’s ancient capitals.
Download or read book Beijing and Xi n written by and published by Hugh Lauter Levin Assc. This book was released on 2000 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating visual tour of two historic Chinese capitals includes 48 full-page colour photos; the accompanying text discusses the history, significance, and interesting details associated with each of the treasures pictured. Beijing was the capital city of five imperial dynasties. The emperors' legacies include the Imperial Palace, the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven, the Forbidden City, and Tiananmen Gate. Xian was the capital for over a thousand years, hosting other powerful dynasties. At the eastern end of the famous Silk Road, it was a centre of international trade and cultural exchange as early as the first or second century BC. Today, Xian houses a wealth of archaeological treasures, the most famous of which is the army of 8000 life-sized terra-cotta warriors in the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. Other attractions include the Forest of Steles and the Banpo Neolithic village.
Download or read book Cities of Aristocrats and Bureaucrats written by Chye Kiang Heng and published by NUS Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The emergence of the open city during the 11th century is one of the most dramatic and important changes in Chinese urban history. While the Sui and the early Tang city was controlled and highly disciplined with restricted commercial activity, the late Northern Song city filled with pluralistic streets active round the clock became a new urban paradigm. These cities reflect the respective societies that gave rise to them - one rooted in a strong aristocratic power with a highly hierarchical social structure, and the other shaped by a pluralistic, mercantile society managed by pragmatic professional bureaucrats. This book provides an in-depth account of the process of transformation from the curfewed city of the Tang period to the open city of the Song. It analyses the multidimensional factors that gradually led to the development of an urban culture which in turn helped cement the trend towards the open city with its irregular layout and distinct urban tissue and silhouette.
Download or read book China s Contested Capital written by Charles D. Musgrove and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Musgrove brings the city of Nanjing back into the discussion of China's modern development, focusing on how it was transformed from a factional capital with only regional influence into a symbol of nationhood - a city where newly forming ideals of citizenship were celebrated and contested on its streets and at its monuments.
Download or read book A Brief History of Ancient Chinese City Planning written by Liangyong Wu and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
