The Reaserch On The Development Of The Urban Spatial Structure Of Lanzhou City From1840to1949

This paper focuses on the urban spatial structure in Lanzhou city. The Lanzhou cityis regarded as a typical valley city in the northwest China，because of its specialtopographical condition. The main themes on urban spatial structure research areinvolved in the paper in industry and post-industry. However, the intrusion ofcolonialism has been changed the Chinese traditional social structures. There are threemain elements in the paper. First, with the clues in macro point of time, Analysis thetwo periods of Lanzhou urban space development stage characteristics and influencingfactors of Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. Second with the microscopic point,analyze and summarize modern urban spatial development characteristics andpersonality by natural, political, military, economic and other factors. Third summarizeits geographical thought and action planning process he dynamic mechanism from thefactors which affecting the development of urban space spatial. Its aims in exhibitingthe evolution course of Lanzhou city spatial structure in an all-round way in terms ofurban planning，offering developmental references for Lanzhou city that stridingtowards a modernized metropolis and giving some help to harmonize the city interiorspace development in the future.