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Author Xiong, Victor Cunrui

Title Capital Cities and Urban Form in Pre-modern China : Luoyang, 1038 BCE to 938 CE
Published Milton : Taylor and Francis, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (290 pages)
Series Asian States and Empires
Asian states and empires.
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of maps; Introduction; Notes; 1. Genesis: from Luoyi to Wangcheng; Western Zhou; Eastern Zhou; An archaeological perspective; Zhou LUOYANG and early urbanism; Notes; 2. Eastern Han Luoyang: the Imperial capital; Emperor Guangwu's choice; General layout; The growth of the city; The Southern and Northern Palaces; Local government; The cultural city; Late Han power struggle and the fall of Luoyang; Notes; 3. Towards a national metropolis: Cao-Wei and Western Jin Luoyang; Revival under the Cao-Wei
The national metropolis under the Western JinThe cultural milieu; 311: The sack of Luoyang; Notes; 4. Rebirth and destruction: Northern Wei Luoyang; Luoyang after 311; Rebirth of Luoyang; Design and structure of Northern Wei Luoyang; The palace, Jinyong Castle, and royal parks; The government quarter; Population and residential wards; Cultural and religious flowering; Decline and fall; Notes; 5. The Sui eastern capital; The building of Sui Luoyang; The Palace City and Imperial City; The Western Park; Suburban ritual centers; Markets; Residential wards; Ward residents; Literature and religion
Luoyang in the last years of the SuiNotes; 6. Tang Luoyang I: a historical perspective; Path to divinity; High-Tang Luoyang; The An Lushan Rebellion; After the rebellion; Post-Tang Luoyang; Notes; 7. Tang Luoyang II: physical characteristics; The palaces and the Western Park; Wards and markets; Ritual centers; Monasteries; Notes; Appendix to Chapter 7: controversial Tang Luoyang ward names; Notes; 8. Tang Luoyang III: the inhabitants; Population and ordinary residents; Royals; Officials; Scholars and artists; Eminent monks; Foreigners; Notes; 9. Epilogue; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
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Subject Capitals (Cities)
Politics and government
SUBJECT Luoyang (Henan Sheng, China) -- History
Luoyang (Henan Sheng, China) -- Politics and government
Henan Sheng (China) -- Capital and capitol -- History
Subject China -- Henan Sheng
China -- Luoyang (Henan Sheng)
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781317235552
131723555X
9781315626611
1315626616