Capital Cities and Urban Form in Pre-modern China

Luoyang, 1038 BCE to 938 CE

Victor Xiong (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

308 Seiten

2016
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-64814-2 (ISBN)

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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.

Victor Cunrui Xiong is a Professor in the Department of History at Western Michigan University, US.

Introduction

1. Genesis: From Luoyi to Wangcheng

2. Eastern Han Luoyang: The Imperial Capital

3. Towards a National Metropolis: Cao-Wei and Western Jin Luoyang

4. Rebirth and Destruction: Northern Wei Luoyang

5. The Sui Eastern Capital

6. Tang Luoyang I: A Historical Perspective

7. Tang Luoyang II: Physical Characteristics

8. Tang Luoyang III: The Inhabitants

9. Epilogue

Erscheinungsdatum	25.05.2016
Reihe/Serie	Asian States and Empires
Zusatzinfo	21 Line drawings, black and white; 21 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	730 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-10	1-138-64814-0 / 1138648140
ISBN-13	978-1-138-64814-2 / 9781138648142
Zustand	Neuware