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This study describes and examines the urban structure of the respective capitals and major urban centres from the Sui to the Northern Song period. It provides an in-depth account of the process of transformation from the curfew-controlled city of the Tang period to the open city of the Song.
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This study describes and examines the urban structure of the respective capitals and major urban centres from the Sui to the Northern Song period. It provides an in-depth account of the process of transformation from the curfew-controlled city of the Tang period to the open city of the Song.
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Cities of Aristocrats and Bureaucrats : The Development of Cityscapes in Medieval China
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