Beijing

--A Historical and Cultural City With Great Beauty

Liu Jing & Li Shuang

Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Planning

2016-Jun-15th

Beijing in China

Beijing stands in the north of the North

China Plain.

There are mountains in west and north

of the city, and to the east is Bohai Sea.

So Beijing is just like a gulf.

In ancient time, Beijing was a city

mixed with Agriculture Civilization and

Nomadic Cultures.

Now, Beijing is the Capital city of The

People's Republic of China. It is

Political, Cultural, International

communication, Science and

Technology Innovation Centre.

General Information of Beijing

Area: Total area of Beijing is 16,410

square kilometers. Almost 62% is

Mountain Area. Core area including

Dongcheng and Xicheng District is

92.4 square kilometers.

Districts:16

Population: Beijing‘s permanent

population has exceeded 20 million

Economy: GDP of Beijing in 2015 is

2,297 billion yuan.

General Information of Beijing

Traffic Network

Road Network: composed of both ring

and radial roads. 6 Ring Roads, the

2nd Ring Road, at 33 km in length, and

the 6th Ring Road, 187.6 km in length.

Rail Transport: By now 17 lines are

already opened to the public with a

total mileage of 465 kilometers. And by

the year 2020, Beijing subway lines will

reach a total mileage of about

965kilometers.

Ancient Beijing

The Evolution of Beijing:

Beijing has 3000-year history as a city

and 863-year history as capital of

China. Frontier Town--Town of Military

Importance—Capital.

The Changes of Beijing’s Layout:

Liao Dynasty

Jin Dynasty

Yuan Dynasty

Ming Dynasty

Qing Dynasty

Characteristics of Old City Beijing

The city wall: 3 layers. Big Gate. Moats

Outer—7Gates

Inner—9 Gates

Royal---4 Gates

Beijing is a typical city constructed by a

master plan. It started from Yongding

Men Gate in the south, running through

the Zhengyang Men Gate, Tian’anmen

Square, cutting through the Forbidden

City, Jingshan Central Peak, and finally

reached the Drum tower and Bell

Tower. The total length was 7.8

kilometers.

Characteristics of Old City Beijing

The Forbidden City: It was built in 1406,

and the construction lasted for 15

years. During Ming and Qing Dynasties,

24 emperors had lived there. The

Forbidden City has an area of 720

thousand square meters and there are

8704 rooms remained in the Palace.

Six water bodies:South Sea and Middle

Sea with the area and buildings around

them Locates headquarter of the

Chinese Central Government, known

as the Zhong Nan Hai Political Centre.

Four famous temples.

Characteristics of Old City Beijing

The upper square-shaped part was the

inner city where the rich, the powerful

and the royal families lived. The street

layout of the inner city was just like a

chessboard. The lower rectangle area

was the outer city where the

commoners lived.

Courtyard Houses:

Gate, southeast coner

Screen Wall, private/evil spirits

Second Gate, first courtyard

Main house, Wing house, Back house.

Historical and cultural City Protection

In the whole city range, respect and

protect the landscape pattern, inherit

and expand the historical and cultural

spirit of the city.

Landscape Pattern

Landscape design of Mingle Qing Beijing

Historical and cultural City Protection

In the Old City range: the conservation

should be considered in a comprehensive

way, embracing 10 aspects:

1.Historical river and lake system

2.Traditional axis

3.Imperial city

4.The city walls in the old city in the

form of “凸”

5.Roads and alleys

6.Building height

7.Urban lanscape

8.Corresponding views at the street ends

9.Architectural color

10.Old and famous trees

Historical and cultural City Protection

In the Old City range: the conservation

should be considered in a comprehensive

way, embracing 10 aspects:

1.Historical river and lake system

2.Traditional axis

3.Imperial city

4.The city walls in the form of “凸”

5.Roads and alleys

6.Building height

7.Urban lanscape

8.Corresponding views at the street

ends

9.Architectural color

10.Old and famous trees

Historical and cultural City Protection

In the Old City range: the conservation

should be considered in a comprehensive

way, embracing 10 aspects:

9.Architectural color

10.Old and famous trees

Seoul as a historical and cultural city, has

done many great work and accumulated

rich experience. We believe that we can

learn and exchange relative experiences,

and will gain greatly during this project.

Common Residence Gray, Green-gray

Royal Palace Yellow, Golden

Modern Beijing

Modern Beijing developed from the

ancient City and become a active and

attractive place.

Eat in Beijing: Gather the whole

country and Local snacks

Fun in Beijing: Places of interest.

Houhai, Nanluoguxiang, Sanlitun.

Crosstalk, modern drama, tea taste…

Work in Beijing: CBD, Zhongguan

village, political center…

Modern Beijing

Beijing as a world-class metropolis is

suffering from some urban diseases,

such as air pollution, overpopulated,

traffic jam, and so on.

We are doing our best to cure and

protect the city we live, the city we

Love.