How ancient Chinese constellations are applied in the city planning? An example on the planning principles employed in Xianyang, the capital city of Qin Dynasty

• 来源期刊: 科学通报（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2016,（21）
• 页码范围: 1634-1636
• 页数: 3页
• 语种: 中文
• DOI: 10.1007/s11434-016-1188-6

摘要

As the first empire of imperial China,the Qin Dynasty is a crucial period for the establishment of China's territory,nationality,political system and academic thoughts [1].The planning and construction history of Xianyang,the capital city of the Qin,can be dated from the 12th year of the King of Qin Dynasty,Qinxiaogong (350 BC) to the death of the Second Emperor of Qin (206 BC) spanning a total of 144 years.During that time,Xianyang was transformed from the "capital city of a state" to the "capital city of an empire".Along with the transformation,a new and important tradition of "Modeling Heaven and Earth" in capital city planning was founded.Based on historical records,archaeological materials and the recovery of star maps,we found two types of "Modeling Heaven and Earth" in Xianyang's planning.One is the model of "Hengqiao Nan Du" in the period of the King Zhaoxiang of Qin (r.306 BC-251 BC);the other is the model of "Epang Du Wei" in the period of the First Qin Emperor (r.246 BC-210 BC) [2].