At the beginning of the Eastern Han Dynasty, all groups had a hard discussion on the location of the capital. Due to the social circumstance, geographical location of Luoyang, economic situation, the regional backgrou...At the beginning of the Eastern Han Dynasty, all groups had a hard discussion on the location of the capital. Due to the social circumstance, geographical location of Luoyang, economic situation, the regional background of ruling group and the policies of Liu Xiu, the Eastern Han Dynasty elected Luoyang as its capital.展开更多
The eastern capital of the Sui and Tang dynasties was planned and designed in accordance with the features of the mountain and river terrains.Abiding by the basic principles of capital architecture in ancient China,it...The eastern capital of the Sui and Tang dynasties was planned and designed in accordance with the features of the mountain and river terrains.Abiding by the basic principles of capital architecture in ancient China,its shape and layout embodied both the supremacy of imperial power and the requirements of safety and practicality,which led to the formation of its unique architectural characteristics.The main attention was paid to its economic function.For example,the natural rivers were intensively exploited,which made Luoyang into an economic center radiating in all directions by means of dense river nets.As such a group of distinctive and brilliant building complexes,the eastern capital of the Sui and Tang dynasties held an important position in the architectural history of ancient China and exerted deep-going and far reaching influence upon the capital architecture of East Asian countries in later times.展开更多
文摘At the beginning of the Eastern Han Dynasty, all groups had a hard discussion on the location of the capital. Due to the social circumstance, geographical location of Luoyang, economic situation, the regional background of ruling group and the policies of Liu Xiu, the Eastern Han Dynasty elected Luoyang as its capital.
文摘The eastern capital of the Sui and Tang dynasties was planned and designed in accordance with the features of the mountain and river terrains.Abiding by the basic principles of capital architecture in ancient China,its shape and layout embodied both the supremacy of imperial power and the requirements of safety and practicality,which led to the formation of its unique architectural characteristics.The main attention was paid to its economic function.For example,the natural rivers were intensively exploited,which made Luoyang into an economic center radiating in all directions by means of dense river nets.As such a group of distinctive and brilliant building complexes,the eastern capital of the Sui and Tang dynasties held an important position in the architectural history of ancient China and exerted deep-going and far reaching influence upon the capital architecture of East Asian countries in later times.
