In the history of China, Xian, Luoyang, Beijing, Nanjing, Kaifeng and Hangzhou, which have been collectively called ""six famous ancient capitals of China"" since 1930s, once served as capital cities of united regimes or large regional regimes. Although there are many books about the attractions of them, few are focused upon the urban planning and architectures of the city. From the perspectives of architecture, urban planning and history, the series gives an introduction to the cities in the periods of great prosperity and the later changes they experienced, emphasizing on the geological conditions and architectural features of them. This book is about XiAn as one of the six ancient capitals.
