The Imperial Chinese Cities I

C.  Bianliang, Lin’an and Suzhou of Song 

 1.  Song 宋 Imperial Cities


 Kaifeng 開封 (Bianjing 汴京)

 Hand-scroll painting: Qing Ming Shang He Tu 清明上河圖
 Site and the Grand Canal
 Road, water way and pier
 Palace city: 大內, Artificial Mountain 艮岳
 Transformation of the Li-fang, Xiang 廂 and Fang 坊, fire safety system
 Street life and the commercial activity
 Public space and cultural activity
 Population density and urban sprawl

North Song Bianliang  北宋汴梁

Plan of North Song Bianliang  北宋汴梁（東京）

Qing Ming Shang He Tu  清明上河圖

Typical ward size, Chang’an, Faifeng and Hong Kong Island
長安，開封和香港島面積比較

Street width, Chang’an, Kaifeng and Hong Kong
長安，開封，香港街道寬度

 

Proportion of Imperial land use   宮城

Commercial & Administrative Core 商業行政中心

Transition from Closed System of Tang to Open Market City as Market of Song

 Hangzhou 杭州 (Linan 臨安)
 
 Economy and history
 Palace and the city representation
 Water way, bridge and warehouse
 Street life, commercial complex 瓦子and guild 行會
 Population and residential area; Xiang 厢 and Fang 坊
 West lake and culture activity;  private garden 

Idealized Plan of South Song Linan    南宋臨安

Idealized Plan of South Song Linan    南宋臨安

Plan of South Song Linan    南宋臨安平面圖

 
2.  Southern Cities after Song

 Suzhou 蘇州 (Pingjiang 平江)

 The Pingjiang city map 平江圖
 Hand-scroll painting: 姑蘇繁華圖(盛世滋生圖) / 康熙南巡圖，乾隆南巡圖
 Road, water way and bridge
 City wall, gate and administrative core: 羅城 / 子城
 Water way and residential fabric
 Commercial activity and association 行會，會館，同鄉會
 Temple and pagoda
 Culture, house and garden

The Pingjiang City Map of Song Dynasty 宋平江府圖

Plan of Suzhou in 1949
1949年蘇州城圖

The Grand Canal 大運河

The Functional Arrangement of the Pingjiang City Map   功能分布

Plan of Suzhou Walled City in 1938 蘇州內城圖

From Beisi Pagoda   北寺塔

The Water Gate   盤門

             The present Situation of the District                                       The Entrance Pattern

Street Fabric  街道

The Present Situation of the Area to the East of No. 4 Canal
第四總運河東側現狀圖

Street and Fabric    大新橋巷平面與斷面

大新橋巷

Plan of No.21 Da Xin Qiao Xiang
大新橋巷21號平面復原圖

Present Situation of No.21 Da Xin Qiao Xiang
大新橋巷21號現狀圖

Building & Public Space: Quanjin Association  全晉會館

Building & Public Space: Bridge   橋

Zhouzhuang : Bridge  周莊

Wuzhen 烏鎮

 Yangzhou 揚州

The Evolution of Yangzhou through history   歷史上的揚州城

The Map of Yangzhou in 1949    揚州城圖