营国匠意: 古都北京的规划建设及其文化渊源

The famous American urban planner Bacon wrote: ... on the surface of the earth, the mankinds greatest single project may be Beijing. The Chinese city is designed as the residence of the feudal emperors, it is an attempt to express that here is the center of the unive. The entire city immerses quietly in the ideology of liturgical norms and religion. Of course, these are irrelevant with us now. Nevertheless, it (flat) design is so outstanding, which provides a rich source of ideas for todays beijing. Needham said: ...... this building, this great overall layout have already attained its highest level. It combines the deep humility feelings to nature with the lofty poetic, forming the organic patterns that any culture have not been able to go beyond. The distinctive and unique characteristics of Beijing rely on where? The book is divided into state-operation part (nine chapters), the main contents include: the historical and geographical background Beijings initiation, early cities as well as the situation of the national capital city of Beijing, the Ming and Qing Beijing planning characteristics and the artistic achievement of the Forbidden City planning; traceable part(seven chapters) discusses the the Beijing planning origin, the cornerstone, important basis and constraints factors, ingenious Temple of Heaven, inheritance and protection of Beijing. With rich informative materials and unique perspective of the combination of theory with practice, the book is a important reference to the planning and construction of Beijing.