Urbanization in Early and Medieval China
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Urbanization in Early and Medieval China

Gazetteers for the City of Suzhou

  1. 400 pages
  2. English
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  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Available until 23 Dec |Learn more

Urbanization in Early and Medieval China

Gazetteers for the City of Suzhou

About this book

The heart of Urbanization in Early and Medieval China consists of translations of three gazetteers written during the Han (206 BCE–220 CE), Tang (618–907), and Northern Song (960–1126) dynasties describing the city of Suzhou. The texts allow the reader to trace the dramatic changes that occurred as the city experienced enormous political and social upheavals over nine centuries. Each translation is accompanied by extensive annotation and a detailed discussion of the historical background of the text, authorship, and publication history. The book also traces the development of the gazetteer genre, the history of urban planning in China, and what we know about the early development of Suzhou from other texts and archaeological research. Urbanization in Early and Medieval China will be useful not only to scholars of Chinese history, but to scholars studying architecture and urban planning as well.

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Index

Note: page numbers in italics refer to illustrations.
A
Age of Disunion, 16, 24, 27, 31–32, 66, 236, 251, 301n215, 304n264
alcohol, 116, 126, 147, 199. See also wine
archaeology, 20, 39, 42, 61, 91, 218, 229, 271n83, 274n1, 311n39
Archery Bank (Shepo or Qupo), 46–47, 114, 264n28
Archery Tower (Shetai), 47, 73, 172
astrology, 65; alignment of cities according to the stars, 217–18, 222; importance for urban planning of, 309n17
auspicious omens and objects, 22, 29, 74, 83, 117, 142, 203, 217–18; Chart of Auspicious Omens (Ruiying tu), 73, 277n34
B
Bai Juyi, 33, 117–18, 123, 129, 133–34, 149, 150–51, 157, 159, 163–64, 175, 252, 290n62–63, 294n97–98, 296n132, 297n135, 297n140, 298n167, 301n219
Bai Yue, xvi, 27–29, 56, 209, 226–28, 250, 260n90–91
bamboo, 118, 154, 176, 178, 180–81, 197, 201, 271, 288n40, 312n45; strip, 46; texts, 44, 259n61
bandits, banditry, 34, 78, 114, 120, 138, 141, 144, 168, 174, 238–40, 243–44, 246–47, 252, 312n52, 313n53, 313n56
barbarians, 8, 28, 111, 178, 204, 308n324
bats, 81, 138
battle, xv, 10, 50, 127, 184, 203, 219–20, 244–47, 266n45, 268n59, 278n42, 280n64, 280n67, 285n126, 310n20
battlefields, 15, 17, 49, 242
battlements, 48, 53, 214
belvederes, 125, 142, 149, 205, 308n330; Auspicious Images, 144; Avatam...

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Illustrations
  6. A Note on Nomenclature
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Chronology of Chinese Dynasties
  10. Introduction
  11. Three Gazetteers of Suzhou
  12. Commentary
  13. Notes
  14. Glossary
  15. Bibliography
  16. Index