Early-Modern City Planning in Xi’an ——A Historical Study on Xijing Construction and Plan (1932-1945)

Shu Ying

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Early-Modern City Planning in Xi’an ——A Historical Study on Xijing Construction and Plan (1932-1945)

Shu Ying

Published in Urban and Regional Planning (Volume 7, Issue 4)

Received: 20 September 2022 Accepted: 2 November 2022 Published: 4 November 2022

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Abstract

Xi’an is one of the most famous traditional cities and the capital of 13 dynasties in ancient China. In 1932, Xi’an was designated as the Provisional Capital and renamed Xijing by the Nanjing National Government. From then on, it ushered in a golden development period in the history of modern Xi’an construction. This period is called “Xijing construction period” and is important to format the process of Xi’an urban space modernization. In 1932-1945, the local authorities carried out several modern construction activities in Xi’an’s ancient city center and northeast areas outside of the city wall, such as building roads, constructing new areas, and protecting urban heritage, etc. These activities lead to the beginning of this traditional Chinese city combined with modern space, which is now valued for its uniqueness and characteristically Chinese cityscape aesthetic. Therefore, this paper focuses on and analyses the urban planning and construction activities of modern Xi’an during 1932-1945, then, reviews the historical progress of this period, which was the beginning of the construction road system and the introduction of the functional zoning theory. In addition, summarizes the thoughts and characteristics of Xi’an’s urban planning by interpreting historical maps and related historical materials. Finally, discusses the influence of the whole historical process on the urban development of Xi’an.

Published in	Urban and Regional Planning (Volume 7, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.urp.20220704.12
Page(s)	150-158
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Xi’an, Provisional Capital, Early Modern City Planning, Xijing Construction, Historical City, Modernization

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Department of Policy and Planning Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan

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