Transformation And Reconstruction

In this paper, in the horizon of urban planning, by chosen the city wall which is the important symbols and elements in the China traditional cities especially the political symbols cities, by analysis of world-shaking changes taken place in different levels of the modern society in China form 1840 to 1949, the rise and fall of the city wall also the characteristic in the modern China is summed up,the different attitudes towards the city wall in the process of modern social changes which from to build, to transform, to pull down and to protect is concluded,the transform of society which from ancient agricultural civilization to the modern industrial civilization as the historical background,the general history and Special History as the framework, the modernization of cities and the development of urban planning from 1840 to 1949 in China as a the main clue of the paper.At the same time, the cause of the ebb and flow of the city wall in modern times is multi-angle analyzed in depth from the respects of economic, politics, military and culture.At last, the relationship between the city wall and the development of the modern urban planning, and the effect which the city wall lied on the reconstruction of the early-modern city is researched from the respects of the urban size, urban morphology/urban structure/traffic patterns, and the author tries to find the cause and puts a objective appraisal on the role which the city wall played in the development of the modern urban planning. To remove a city wall or not, produces a profound effect upon the urban size/urban morphology/urban structure/traffic patterns as well as perception of early-modern urban planning.it is an important component part in the early-modern city, which advances the reconstruction of the early-modern city.in some sense, it even lays a good foundation of the early-modern city, and has a great effect on urban planning nowadays.By the research of the topic generality and particularity of the development of early-modern urban planning in China is further revealed, the important enlightenment and advanced idea in the modern urban planning are found, which do much help to historical cities protection and Investigation the law of development/the characteristic and the future thrust of cities in China. So as to present urban planning and urban construction to provide helpful reference and reference.