Chinese Walled Cities
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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.
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.
Chinese Walled Cities
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Author : Heizō Ishiwari
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
Chinese Walled Cities written by Heizō Ishiwari and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with China categories.
Some Observation On The Morphology Of Chinese Walled Cities
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Author : Sen-dou Chang
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
Some Observation On The Morphology Of Chinese Walled Cities written by Sen-dou Chang and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with categories.
Chinese Walled Cities
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Author : Wallacker E. Benjamin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
Chinese Walled Cities written by Wallacker E. Benjamin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with categories.
Some Observations On The Morphology Of Chinese Walled Cities
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Author : Sen-Dou Chang
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1968
Some Observations On The Morphology Of Chinese Walled Cities written by Sen-Dou Chang and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Cities and towns categories.
Chinese Walled Cities Shina J Kaku No Gaiy Engl Ausz A Collection Of Maps From Shina Jokaku No Gaiy
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
Chinese Walled Cities Shina J Kaku No Gaiy Engl Ausz A Collection Of Maps From Shina Jokaku No Gaiy written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Cities categories.
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.
Walled Cities And Urban Density In China
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Author : Rui Du
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Walled Cities And Urban Density In China written by Rui Du and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with categories.
Throughout the imperial era, defensive walls surrounded Chinese cities. Although most city walls have vanished, the cities have survived. We analyze a sample of nearly 300 prefectural-level cities in China, among which about half historically had city walls. We document that cities that had walls in late imperial China have higher population and employment density today, despite the fact that their walls have long gone. Using data from various sources, we test several possible explanations of this fact, including (1) walled cities have a well-defined historical core that helps hold economic activity close to the city center today; (2) walled cities today tend to have different industry compositions that are less conducive to decentralization; (3) walled cities are situated in regions where the local geographies make it less desirable to build out; (4) walled cities have more compact shapes that facilitate high density development; and (5) walled cities are located in regions where rural land is more valuable today and discourages urban sprawl. We find that historically walled cities still have higher density after taking into account all of these factors, which we interpret as evidence of economic persistence.