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Capital Cities and Urban Form in Pre-modern China

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Capital Cities and Urban Form in Pre-modern China

Luoyang, 1038 BCE to 938 CE
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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.

Author Biography:

Victor Cunrui Xiong is a Professor in the Department of History at Western Michigan University, US.
Release date Australia
September 7th, 2016
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Audience
  • Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Illustrations
21 Line drawings, black and white; 21 Illustrations, black and white
Pages
308
Dimensions
156x234x23
ISBN-13
9781138648142
Product ID
24586791

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