CHINESE URBANISM:THE PLANNING OF CHINESE CITIES AND ITS MODERN VALUE
The emergence of cities is a milestone in the formation and maturity of Chinese civilization,and cities play an important leading role in the progress of civilization.In the context of Chinese modernization and Chinese civilization,the paper analyzes the urbanity in early China,summarizes the characteristics of multi-scale urban planning in historical periods,and puts forward the Guihua(an ancient Chinese term for planning)framework balancing heaven,earth,people,city,and civilization.It is believed that Chinese urbanity is a crucial element of Chinese path to modernization.Accordingly,a proposal is made to discover the urban planning wisdom with modern value.In the establishment of China's urban planning knowledge system,it is necessary to grasp the unity of China's rurality and urbanity,as well as the unity of urban China and cultural China.
Chinese path to modernizationcity planningGuihua(planning)urbanitymodern value