A Primary Research On The Urban Geography Of Xiangshan County During Ming And Qing Dynasties

Since the establishment of Xiangshan County of Guangdong province in the Song Dynasty, it is famous for its "Barren land" and "poor people". Xiangshan County has experienced rapid development in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and became the "big county" of Pearl River Delta region in the mid-Qing Dynasty finally.Although the development and prosperity of Xiangshan town and other traditional Chinese town, in particular the Pearl River Delta cities and towns had in common, as the core city of coastal defence geography of Canton Intermediate division during Ming and Qing Dynasties, it had its own unique evolution track. The author efforts to explore the characteristics of the development of urban system, urban external and internal spatial structure of the evolution law of Xiangshan County in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, from the historical perspective of urban geography.This paper consists of four parts:introduction, body, conclusion, appendix. As the main structure of the body, the following parts will be discussed.The first part, from the basics of natural and human geography of Xiangshan town which is its survival and development, Mainly research the environment famous for flooding rivers and lakes and human environment famous for many talents of Xiangshan County in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.The second part, by studying the formation and development of urban system of Xiangshan County in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, concluded as follows:Hong Yap had formed a town (county seat), center town (the former cottage city, town Inspection Division) and the market town of three urban system in the Ming Dynasty.to a slight change in the Qing Dynasty, evolved into a town (the former cottage city, county), central cities (towns Inspection Division) and the market town of three urban system; with the domestic and international political changes in the environment and economic development of Hong Yap itself, up late Qing Dynasty, due to adjustment of administrative divisions and many other reasons, Hong Yap a number of cities and towns are subject to change, urban system has evolved with county and town as the center of the secondary system.The third part, Mainly research the external morphology and internal spatial structure of Xiangshan county in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, which is the core of this paper. The former make an analysis of morphological evolution of Xiangshan county characteristics and causes, by studying the outside city street construction and expansion of Xiangshan county; The latter mainly research the internal spatial structure of Xiangshan county from the political and religious, cultural, educational, commercial and economic space of four parts. Moreover, research its causes and characteristics of such a layout.The fourth part, Mainly through the typical town-the former city of cottage, Making an analysis of how to build a set of external morphology and internal spatial structure for a town of great military characteristics.Based on the preliminary discussion on the development of urban geography of Xiangshan County in Ming and Qing Dynasties, with a view to deepen the understanding of characteristics and rules of urban development in the east bank of the Pearl River Delta region. In addition, provide a useful reference on urban development and culture for Zhuhai, Zhongshan City Currently.