Impact of Maoism on the urban form and structure of cities in mainland China

Marek Kozlowski; Simon Huston

Impact of Maoism on the urban form and structure of cities in mainland China

Marek Kozlowski, Simon Huston

School of Economics, Finance and Accounting

Universiti Putra Malaysia

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Abstract

Evolution of a Socialist City (the Soviet model)
Planned cities with emphasis on working class neighbourhoods and
industries. Rejection of a capitalist urban structure
Urban form: rejection of decorations, promotion of minimal modernism
(constructivism, development of social realism, prefabricated residential
block)Evolution of a
Chinese City
• Early traditional urban form AD 202-618
• Late traditional urban form AD 618-907
• China’s medieval urban revolution AD
907-1368
• Cities of the late imperial period (1368-
1911) –transition from ‘empire of
villages to empire of cities’ –the
principles of feng shui
• The treaty port era (1842-1949)
• The Maoist city (1949-1979)
• The contemporary city post 197

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 7 May 2021
Event	Re-collecting the Cold War 2021 Conference: A Commemorative Conference 30 Years after the Fall of the Iron Curtain - University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland Duration: 6 May 2021 → 7 May 2021 Conference number: CWC2021 https://www.jyu.fi/fi/ajankohtaista/arkisto/2021/04/re-collecting-the-cold-war-a-commemorative-conference-30-years-after-the-fall-of-the-iron-curtain

Conference

Conference	Re-collecting the Cold War 2021 Conference
Country/Territory	Finland
City	Jyväskylä
Period	6/05/21 → 7/05/21
Internet address	https://www.jyu.fi/fi/ajankohtaista/arkisto/2021/04/re-collecting-the-cold-war-a-commemorative-conference-30-years-after-the-fall-of-the-iron-curtain

Keywords

Urban form
Cities
China
Planning
Political Sociology and the State

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Geography, Planning and Development

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Impact of Maoism on the urban form and structure of cities in mainland China

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