Research History And Practice Of Moderngarden City Planning Theory

Garden city planning theory and a series of social problems emerged in response to thewestern city at the end of nineteenth Century, Howard, after deeply influenced thedevelopment of western modern science of city planning, city planning experts and historiansare regarded as one of the most affected city planning theory on the history of the. Since1920,a series of problems Chinese city has aroused widespread attention, China city reformmovement has been carried out, the municipal system and city planning and constructionthought is to absorb a large number of application. The garden city planning theory was thengradually acknowledged as one of the most important theories and had a profound influenceof urban planning in China.Enter since twenty-first Century,"garden city" planning theory has got considerabledevelopment, under the background of new era, is the connotation of modern city planningscholars have given more, the factors of economic, cultural fusion, ecological and otheraspects, advocated "people-oriented", will pursue the ecological benefit and social benefit asthe lead pursuit of economic benefits.The so called “Xi xian new district” lies between Xi’an and Xianyang and has822square kilometers and900,000populations. It has a vast area of agricultural land, rich waterresources, profound history remaining and culture. These natural elements can divide Xi xianinto clusters of cities. Natural water landscape and heritage corridor would form as spatialaspects of the city, which gives the most practical and precious foundation to evolve toward amodern garden city. In Xi xian new district, development toward garden city is going on likea raging fire. Based on the “modern garden city” concepts, Xi xian is building a brand newmetropolitan city which is sustained by core elements, connected with convenienttransportation infrastructures, and embellished by scenic towns and farms. Future Xi xian newdistrict would serve as the main functional district and economic boosting stimulus,supporting and leading the development of an international metropolitan city.This paper through the overview of domestic and foreign city development and evolutionof the theory of city planning, research in theory and practice case of modern garden cityplanning, use of modern garden city planning theory as the breakthrough point, through therational thinking of modern garden city planning theory, Xi xian new planning andconstruction as an example, clarifies the Xi xian new construction concept, creative in all theideas put forward corresponding strategies, in order to promote the development of Xi xiannew modern garden city better. Finally, the effectiveness of Xi xian new construction of modern garden city in recent years, it have a positive significance to the construction of othercity garden city.