Confucian classics are the core of Confucian cultural heritage and traditional govern-ment ideas,and are also the main carriers of traditional urban management system.The"Rites of Zhou"is the first Confucian classic that described the setup of national institutions and the division of functions systematically and completely.The content of urban management in it can be regarded as the gene of Chinese traditional system of urban management.The system of urban management in this work consisted of two aspects.To maintain the ruling order and national unity,it suggested to administer the urban and rural in different ways,and to establish hierarchical order;to manage urban society and economy development,it proposed to strengthen the management of market and business,set up household registration and the joint guarantee system and restrict population migration,etc.These systems have experienced the continuous development and improvement of the feudal dynasties and gradually became the main body of China's traditional urban management system.Systematically sor-ting out the system of urban management in the"Rites of Zhou"not only provides a perspective for under-standing China's traditional urban management but also provides a solid foundation for building an urban management system rooted in Chinese tradition and meeting the needs of the real development.
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