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FROM ASTRONOMY TO HUMANITIES: THE EVOLUTION OF PLANNING FOR THE CAPITAL CITY IN HAN AND TANG DYNASTIES

Qian Li

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City is the media of culture, while the capital reflects the cultural style of a nation and people of the very time. The Changan in Han dynasty was built with the idea of the universe. Its planning illustrates the changes from astronomy to humanism.

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City is the media of culture, while the capital reflects the cultural style of a nation and people of the very time. The Changan in Han dynasty was built with the idea of the universe. Its planning illustrates the changes from astronomy to humanism.

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City is the media of culture, while the capital reflects the cultural style of a nation and people of the very time. The Changan in Han dynasty was built with the idea of the universe. Its planning illustrates the changes from astronomy to humanism.

Key concepts: Humanism, Capital (architecture), Style (visual arts), History, Humanities, Geography, Ancient history, Art

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