Capital Cities and Urban Form in Pre-modern China: Luoyang, 1038 BCE to 938 CE (Asian States and Empires)
Department
History
Document Type
Book
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Description
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.
Call number in WMU's library
DS797.44.L84 X56 2016
ISBN
978-1138648142
Publication Date
2016
Publisher
Routledge
City
New York
Disciplines
Asian History
Citation for published book
Xiong, Victor Cunrui. Capital Cities and Urban Form in Pre-modern China : Luoyang, 1038 BCE to 938 CE / Victor Cunrui Xiong. 2016. Print. Asian States and Empires ; 13.
Recommended Citation
Xiong, Victor Cunrui, "Capital Cities and Urban Form in Pre-modern China: Luoyang, 1038 BCE to 938 CE (Asian States and Empires)" (2016). All Books and Monographs by WMU Authors. 617.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/books/617