Chinese Imperial City Planning

Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt

Published by University of Hawaii Press 1990

Chinese Imperial City Planning

Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824841478

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Chinese Imperial City Planning is the first synthesis of what is known from textual and archaeological evidence about every Chinese imperial capital, from earliest times to the present. It explains the fundamental architectural principles and visual characteristics of imperial planning in China and shows how these features are related to the Chinese idea of rulership. The volume also reconstructs the 3,500-year-old history of imperial planning using sources such as resident descriptions, travel accounts, official Chinese court records, and the most recent archaeological and scholarly studies. The extensive documentation provides students with a standard source of reference from which to embark on further research on Chinese urban planning.

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Steinhardt Nancy Shatzman :

Nancy S. Steinhardt is professor of East Asian art and curator of Chinese art at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
PREFACE Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
CHAPTER 2 BEGINNINGS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
CHAPTER 3 FIRST GREAT EMPIRE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	54
CHAPTER 4 PERIOD OF DISUNION A. D. 220-589 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	72
CHAPTER 5 SUI-TANG DYNASTIES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
CHAPTER 6 AT CHINA'S BORDERS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	122
CHAPTER 7 FROM BIANLIANG TO DADU Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	137
CHAPTER 8 MING, QING, AND BEYOND Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
NOTES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	185
GLOSSARY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197
REFERENCES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	201
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	223

Language: English
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 240

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Published: May 23, 2022
ISBN: 9780824841478