Reconstructing the Residential Wards in Tang Period Chang’an Based on a Theoretical Ward Categorization System

长安是唐帝国的首都(公元618-906年)。历史与考古证据的不足,制约了对长安街区特征的深入研究。在最近的研究中,我们按照某些参数对街区进行分类,以构建更易于理解的框架。这些参数为形式、规模和内容。这种系统研究法提供了一个理解街区物理形式和结构的框架。它也为街区中城市景观的重建和想象提供了基础。论文选取三个典型街区进行数字重建。按照文献记载,这些街区当时依照主人的社会地位填充着不同类型和规模的院子。重建三个选区的这种系统方法.适用于长安的所有街区.它为我们提供了一个理论城市模型,可用作讨论和交换关于长安新研究的平台。

Chang’an(长安)was the capital of the Tang(618 to 906 AD)Empire.Scant historical and archaeological evidences made it impossible to carry out in—depth study of the characteristics of Chang’an’s individual residential wards.In the current study,we categorize the wards according to certain parameters in order to construct a framework that allows us to better understand them.The wards were grouped by their form,size and content.This systematic approach provides a framework to understand the physical form and structure of these wards.It also provides the foundation on which the cityscape inside these wards can be reconstructed and visualized.Three representative wards were chosen for digital reconstruction.These wards are then populated with compounds of different types and sizes depending on historical records of their owners’social status.The systematic method used to reconstruct the three chosen wards could be generally applied to all Chang’an’s wards,providing us eventually with a theoretical city model that could serve as a platform for discussion and exchange of new research on Chang’an.