Dadu City (Capital City) of the Yuan Dynasty
Yang Su
Zhangsun Wuji
Xu Yuan |
The urban planning of the Capital City of the Yuan Dynasty was not constrained to the old pattern. The residential areas were all open alleys. In accordance with the position, the Yuan Court divided the streets in the Capital City into 50 precincts. The streets were orderly planned with clear graticules. There were avenues connecting the opposite city gates. The layout of the city streets has laid a basic pattern for today’s Beijing. The territory of the Yuan Dynasty was very large. Dadu City, the Capital City of the Yuan Dynasty, was a political and cultural center. So the city had a large population and prosperous commercial economy. |
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