Study on Guan Zhong and His Thoughts on City Construction[J]. Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1997, 19(6): 42-46. DOI: 10.11835/j.issn.1674-4764.1997.06.007.
Guan Zhong was an outstanding statesman and thinker in the early ages of the Spring and Autumn Period.His masterpiece
Guan Zi
gave a detailed illustration on his thoughts.By enganing in the study of Guan Zi
I would like to introduce my views on Guan Zhong's thoughts of city construction
which include city function
classification. density
selection of site
form
arrangement
flood prevention etc.In the article
it is clearly shown that Guan Zhong was the first person who expounded the theory of city construction scientifically and systematically in the history
and made a big contribution to the city construction of ancient China.Guan Zhong was the master of ancient Chinese city planning and construction.