The Life History Of A Historic City:Puzhou Old City History

Located in the west of Shanxi, Yongji, Puzhou Old City was reconstructed in1606. Also, Puzhou Old City is located between mountains and Yellow River. Due to the changes of riverway, the city suffered from flood, causing serious damages over the years. Meanwhile, that is the reason why there were original settlements.As a vital center in the east-river area, Puzhou Old City has been a significant strategic position that many political powers fought for.In a long period, names of administrative districts in Puzhou Old City have changed time to time.Thus, combined historical development from primitive period and Qing Dynasty with archaeological materials in being, this article aims to figure out the reason of the city’s thrives and declineThis essay has3parts and composes of introduction, test and epilogue.There are two parts in the introduction, one is to give a brief introduction about the existing situation and natural environment of Puzhou Old City, while the other focus on other researches from specialists over the world.Text contains3chapters, which discuss and summarize the historical evolution of Puzhou Old City.First chapter sketches the origin and development from primitive period to Han Dynasty.Chapter two describe how its military function was found and used in the Wei,Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties and finally peaked in Tang Dynasty.On the other hand, referring to the archaeological materials about Pujin bridge an Pujindu site, their casting technology and value would be clear.Chapter3presents the decline period,mainly in Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdom. the Northern Song Jin,Yuan Dynasties, and it also mentions the temporary revival of Puzhou Old City in the Ming and the Qing Dynasty.In addition to the historical development, this part gives a brief about the city scale and internal cultural landscapesIn the epilogue. by summarizing three chapters above. there are two subjects to be restated, one is the reason of its thrives back to earlier period, and the other is the main factors which lead to its decline in the late feudal society. As a historical old city, Puzhou Old City has a lot of cultural relics to be found in the future.This essay is for the purpose of its development and protection, promoting its cultural value to public.