Nanjing: Historical Landscape and Its Planning from Geographical Perspective
This book studies the historical changes of the cityscape of Nanjing from the point of view of geographical systems. Nanjing is a city located along the Yangtze River, originated 2500 years ago, after which ten dynasties established their capital dependen
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Yifeng Yao
Nanjing: Historical Landscape and Its Planning from Geographical Perspective
Springer Geography
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Yifeng Yao
Nanjing: Historical Landscape and Its Planning from Geographical Perspective
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Yifeng Yao The College of Geography Nanjing Normal University Nanjing People’s Republic of China
This book is supported by the Major Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China “study on evolution mechanism and model system establishment of regional spatial structure” (application No. 41430635) ISSN 2194-315X Springer Geography ISBN 978-981-10-1635-6 DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-1637-0
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Foreword
Nanjing is one of the most important ancient capitals in China. The city features over 350,000 years of human history, 6,000 years of civilization, 2,500 years of urban construction, and 460 years of history as the capital (ten dynasties made Nanjing the capital), which makes Nanjing a necessary focus of attention in the study of Chinese history and geography. As a result, the contemporary restructuring of Nanjing has also drawn public attention. However, in a sense, the urban construction of contemporary
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