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A 3 page research paper that focuses on the features of the imperial city in Chinese history. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. Landscape and Lineage in Imperial China
by , November, 2012 -properly! The lineage of Imperial China spans millennia. The emergence of Chinese urban life and society
is associated with formulation of a highly centralized government as well as a very stratified social hierarchy. Imperial China is a culture that has lasted for 5000 years ("Imperial"). From
the Qin dynasty (211-206 BC) to the Qing (1644-1911), the lineage of the Chinese empire represents the most impressive feat of political longevity in across the expanse of human history
("Imperial"). Examination of this history confirms that the urban landscape of imperial China lives up to the impressive longevity of its political system and dynastic rulers. The development of
urban civilization occurred in China roughly a millennium after the first cities grew up in Mesopotamia during the Shang dynasty, also known as the Yin dynasty (circa 1766 BC-1122 BC)(Hucker
26). Shang cities were expansive and multifunctional, with populations that were differentiated by "rank, status and occupation" (Hucker 27). Large public buildings stood at the heart of each city alongside
altars, which provided the living space for the ruling class (Hucker 27). The key concepts evident in Chinese imperial urban planning are the use of four-sided planning, and the
use of city walls and protective towers for defense. Ideally, the plan for the Chinese imperial city was conceptualized in its entirety, beginning with the outside wall (Steinhardt 12).
The typical imperial city can be characterized according to eleven features, which are: a four-sided enclosure, defensive projections, gates, clearly articulated and directed space, the ward system, accessibility of water,
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