Chinese City Walls
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China S Walled Cities
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Author : Ronald G. Knapp
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2000
China S Walled Cities written by Ronald G. Knapp and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Architecture categories.
"China's Walled Cities focuses on city walls - the essence and signature of the traditional Chinese city - to bring this cosmic order to light. An overview of the history and importance of Chinese walls leads into extended explorations of Chang'an and Xi'an, Beijing, Nanjing, and the recently preserved city of Pingyao. The author's discussion is complemented by illustrations drawn from his extensive collection of images, as well as historic photographs, maps, and drawings."--Jacket.
Ancient City Walls In China
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Author : Guoqing Yang
language : en
Publisher: Benteli Verlags
Release Date : 2019-10-31
Ancient City Walls In China written by Guoqing Yang and has been published by Benteli Verlags this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-31 with City walls categories.
A resume of a historical architecture typology, a legacy with a once tremendous importance for the Middle Kingdom.
Chinese City Walls
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Author : Source Wikipedia
language : en
Publisher: University-Press.org
Release Date : 2013-09
Chinese City Walls written by Source Wikipedia and has been published by University-Press.org this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09 with categories.
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: Gates of Beijing, Walled villages of China, Beijing city fortifications, Chinese city wall, Tiananmen, City Wall of Nanjing, Zhengyangmen, Gate of China, Deshengmen, Xizhimen, Dapeng Fortress, Dongzhimen, Hangzhou City Walls, Chongwenmen, Chaoyangmen, Fortifications of Xi'an, Andingmen, Yongdingmen, Fuchengmen, Jianguomen, Hepingmen, Di'anmen. Excerpt: The city wall of Beijing was a fortification built around 1435. It was 23.5 km long. The thickness at ground level was 20m and the top 12m. The wall was 15m high, and it had nine gates. This wall stood for nearly 530 years, but in 1965 it was removed to give way to 2nd Ring Road and the loop line subway of Beijing. Only in the southeast, just south of Beijing Railway Station, stands one part of the wall. Beijing was the capital city of the last three dynasties (the Yuan, Ming and Qing) as well as two northern dynasties (the Liao and Jin) in the history of China, as such, Beijing is often referred to as an "ancient capital of Five dynasties" ( ). It had an extensive fortification system, consisting of the Palace city, the Imperial city, the inner city and the outer city. Specifically including the many gate towers, gates, archways, watchtowers, barbicans, barbican towers, barbican gates, barbican archways, sluice gates, sluice gate towers, enemy sighting towers, corner guard towers and moat. It had the most extensive defense system in Imperial China. After the collapse of the Qing Dynasty in 1911, Beijing's fortifications were dismantled one by one, the Palace city has remained largely intact, becoming the Palace Museum; the Imperial city's fortifications has Tian'anmen and several sections of imperial city wall remaining intact; the inner city with Zhengyangmen's gate tower and watchtower, Deshengmen's watchtower, the southeastern corner guard tower, and a...
Beyond The Great Wall
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Author : Piper Rae Gaubatz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Beyond The Great Wall written by Piper Rae Gaubatz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with categories.
Comparative Study On The City Walls Of Nanjing And Rome
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Author : Luigi Gazzola
language : en
Publisher: Royal Collins Publishing Company
Release Date : 2022-03-31
Comparative Study On The City Walls Of Nanjing And Rome written by Luigi Gazzola and has been published by Royal Collins Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-31 with Architecture categories.
This monograph compares the city walls of two famous historical cities in China and the West. It tries to reveal the process of the formation of the differences in the defensive walls between the two cities representing the classical Chinese and Western civilizations. The two authors are distinguished scholars from China and Italy with outstanding achievements in architectural history research and heritage protection. The book details research on the historical evolution of the defensive walls of the two cities as well as on their city walls, landscapes and urban texture, wall restoration, wall planning, and urban planning for city walls. It is an innovation for comparing cities, architecture, cultures, and heritages between China and the West. It serves as a window and a platform for Chinese and foreign readers to understand and communicate about Chinese and Western architectural history, urban planning, and heritage protection.
Chinese Walled Cities 221 Bc Ad 1644
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Author : Stephen Turnbull
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2012-10-20
Chinese Walled Cities 221 Bc Ad 1644 written by Stephen Turnbull and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-20 with History categories.
It has been said in China that a city without a wall would be as inconceivable as a house without a roof. Even the smallest village invariably had some form of defensive wall, while the Great Wall of China was an attempt to build a barrier along the most vulnerable border of the entire country. Yet the finest examples of walled communities were China's walled cities, whose defensive architecture surpassed anything along the Great Wall. This book traces the evolution of the walled city from the 3,000 year old remains of the beaten earth walls of the Shang dynasty to the huge stone fortifications of the Ming dynasty. Stephen Turnbull, expert military historian, reveals the defensive structures from all the major ancient Chinese cities, and discusses how they protected entire communities, and not just castle dwellers, with colour artwork reconstructions, maps and archive photographs.
Chinese Walled Cities 221 Bc Ad 1644
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Author : Stephen Turnbull
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2012-10-20
Chinese Walled Cities 221 Bc Ad 1644 written by Stephen Turnbull and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-20 with History categories.
It has been said in China that a city without a wall would be as inconceivable as a house without a roof. Even the smallest village invariably had some form of defensive wall, while the Great Wall of China was an attempt to build a barrier along the most vulnerable border of the entire country. Yet the finest examples of walled communities were China's walled cities, whose defensive architecture surpassed anything along the Great Wall. This book traces the evolution of the walled city from the 3,000 year old remains of the beaten earth walls of the Shang dynasty to the huge stone fortifications of the Ming dynasty. Stephen Turnbull, expert military historian, reveals the defensive structures from all the major ancient Chinese cities, and discusses how they protected entire communities, and not just castle dwellers, with colour artwork reconstructions, maps and archive photographs.
Cities With Invisible Walls
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Author : Kam Wing Chan
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1994
Cities With Invisible Walls written by Kam Wing Chan and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with History categories.
Most of the ancient walls surrounding China's cities have long since disintegrated, but invisible walls - legal restrictions separating the urban and rural populations - continue to contain urbanization. Kam Wing Chan examines how and why these bureaucratic 'walls' were built during the early days of socialism and why they remain during the current reform period. Dr Chan weaves together new empirical data and theory in this ground-breaking analysis of China's urbanization policies under socialism. He discredits the conventional wisdom that a low urban growth rate was the by-product of Mao's 'rural-biased' policies and points instead to long-term government efforts to promote industrialization while containing urban costs. In the post-Mao era city 'walls' have only been strengthened, as the government limits the costs of urbanization by refusing state-subsidized benefits to many of the cities' new migrants. Dr Chan critiques this policy and looks ahead to predict the impact of economic growth on urban demographics in the next century.
Cities Of Aristocrats And Bureaucrats
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Author : Chye Kiang Heng
language : en
Publisher: NUS Press
Release Date : 1999
Cities Of Aristocrats And Bureaucrats written by Chye Kiang Heng and has been published by NUS Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Social Science categories.
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.
Chinese Walls In Time And Space
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Author : Roger Des Forges
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2010-03-31
Chinese Walls In Time And Space written by Roger Des Forges and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-31 with History categories.