“王权至上”思想与中国古代都城规划

“Royalty Suprematism” Ideology and the Capital Planning in Ancient China

王权不仅推动了中国早期政治堡垒型城市的形成,还对城市,尤其对都城选址、迁都、规划和改建产生了深远的影响。王权通过对思想文化的渗透和控制来直接或间接地作用于古代城市规划,而城市则通过宫城、轴线、城墙等形态要素特征和空间布局方式来体现王权意象。重新研究历代古都规划的王权思想,不仅有助于理解各力量主体对当今城市空间的效用,也为历史文化名城的保护与规划提供了新视角。

The royalty not only forced the cities＇ formation of early political fortress type in China, but also deeply influenced the cities＇, especially the capitals＇ selection, resettlement, plan and rebuilding. The royalty directly or indirectly is impacted the ancient urban planning by the way of permeating and controlling the ideology and cultures of the country, while the city represented the high sovereignty of emperors through its form elements and spatial layout, such as an imperial city, axis and city walls. By the research of the royalty ideologies in ancient Chinese capital plans we could understand how those different powers work on urban spaces and we could also re-think the way of preserving historic and cultural cities with a new perspective.