Introduction to the Urban History of China

Chonglan Fu author Wenming Cao author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Springer Verlag, Singapore

Published:15th Aug '19

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This book explores China’s urban development, examining the history and culture of Chinese cities and providing a cultural background to the rapid urban development of contemporary China. It offers a new perspective on Chinese urban history, showcasing the traditional culture which underpins the emergence of the modern city and highlighting how traditional Chinese philosophical thought is reflected in the culture of urban planning and architecture in China, notably examining such issues as ‘the integration of man and nature’, yin and yang, bagua, and the Wu Xing.

ISBN: 9789811382062

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385 pages

1st ed. 2019