Preliminary Study On The Evolution Of Guangzhou City And Social Space During Republic Of China

The evolution of urban space has a close relationship with social change, after late Qing Dynasty, the dramatic social changes led to the reorganization of urban space in modern China. Guangzhou city as a key city in South China, it also had the same fortune. At the beginning of the Republic of China, democracy, equality and other modern concept gradually spread in Guangzhou. Revolutionaries destroyed the symbol of the feudal hierarchy, such as the old bureaucratic government offices, city walls and other traditional buildings in Guangzhou. The original system was destroyed, wall demolition and construction of new roads can be treat as a prelude to the reorganization of Guangzhou urban space.With the increasing population and the introduction of modern ideas of municipal, Guangzhou repeatedly expanded the urban space, and enacted a series of documents and regulations to divide the urban functions District. Guangzhou city spatial development embarked on the road of modernization. With the increasing foreign population, the original population of living space has changed. Due to the development of modern transportation, the population of Honam Island got a tremendous growth. And with the eastern hills platform development and continuous improvement of municipal facilities, this place became the residence of the wealthy, while the northern suburbs and the river is still a paradise for the poor.Urban spatial pattern of Guangzhou city continues the traditional basic pattern during the period of Republic of China. The difference is the planning for construction of the arcade street with Lingnan characteristics. Entertainment, culture, education and a number of new public buildings and new municipal facilities was also built. And the appearance of high-rise buildings had changed the past "Two-dimensional extended" mode. The "grid plus Link" checkerboard road system replaced the old city streets system. And with the Start of Canton Harbor, the modern transportation of Guangzhou city has reformed. With the development of modern transportation, Honam Island and northeast of Guangzhou became the new city growth.The rise of Guangzhou City Park expanded the modern transformation of social space of Guangzhou city. The city park is the public space for public activities, while also playing a correctional function, and to advertise political ideas.During the period of Republic of China, Guangzhou city and the expansion of social space is a political and economic results of the dual role. Economic development of Guangzhou has laid a financial basis, while the National Government in the political importance of Guangzhou, provided a favorable policy support.