Reconstructing And Changing: A Research On Cities Development Of Yunnan In Modern Times (1856-1945)

Yunnan owns a special nature environment which influenced the cities in different ways. This thesis tried to analyze Yunnan cities by the help of transportation network because the transportation of Yunnan is rather special. In Yunnan only the landway can be used as carrying route and cities were seated at the important points of routes. It appears that a large numbers of cities concentrate in the middle part of Yunnan which serried many large basins in early times. Yunnan cities kept such developing pattern for a long time till 1856 in which Muslim Revolution of Du wenxiu taken place. The war destroyed almost all cities of Yunnan. After the revolution, Yunnan cities could not back to their former prosperity, which means the city structure was destroyed. At the same time Western countries invade Yunnan, whose influence gradually spread from south east to the middle. A large number of cities changed with it, so that city system of Yunnan was reconstructed. In the end such conclusion can be got that the outside forces infect Yunnan greatly. This thesis includes six parts.First, describe the nature environment of Yunnan and cut Yunnan into different economic regions at which distributed all cities of Yunnan. When, introduce the region explore and cities development of Yunnan.Second, analyze the influence of Muslim Revolution. In one side some cities raised under the rules of Dali Regime, in another side the war destroyed the city system. Many cities fell after the Muslim Revolution.Third, analyze western influence in Yunnan. The trade roads were changed and the city system was reconstructed at the process of competition between France and England.Fourth, analyze the influence of Dianyue railway to Yunnan cities, especially to Kunming. When the railway was built, Kunming turned into economic center of Yunnan.Fifth, describe the influence of capital relocation to Yunnan cities which give Yunnan a developing opportunity. The cities of Yunnan showed their Prosperity.Sixth, analyze the developing peculiarity and predicament of Yunnan cities form nature, transportation, social, politic and economic aspect.