Chang’an in the Sui and Tang
By: Priya Pappu and Ruchi Shah
Buddhist Representation of
Chang’an
Map of Chang’an on stone (1080)
Ancient map of Chang’an
Chang’an: Location
Plan of Chang’an
Organization of Chang’an’s Imperial City
Temples
Big Wild Goose Pagoda
Small Wild Goose Pagoda
D’anguo Monastery
•Detail from a map
of Chang’an which
was engraved on a
stone steel 1080
•Monastery located
in North Eastern
Corner of the City
Modern Interior of the Monastery
Chang’an and its “Six Streets”
•Six streets
marked in gray
Map of Social Composition of
Chang’an’s Wards
•Shows houses
of officials and
aristocrats
Layout of a Residential Ward
Modern-day Chang’an Market
Disasters
•City was not plagued by natural disasters like
earthquakes (Lisbon, Portugal)
•Fires swept through the marketplace frequently
•An Lushan-Shi Siming Rebellion 755-763
•Huang Chao Rebellion 860
Bibliography
Kiang I:
Kiang, Heng C. "Kaifeng and Yangzhou:the Birth of the Commercial Street." Bryn
Mawr College. 29 Mar. 2006 <https://blackboard.brynmawr.edu/webapps/portal/
rameset.jsp?tab=courses&url=/bin/common/course.pl?course_id=_29003_1>.
Kiang II:
Kiang, Heng C. Cities of Aristocrats and Bureaucrats: the Development of Medieval
Chinese Cities. Honolulu: University of Hawaii P, 1999.
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