Study On Business Distribution And Landscape Of Bianhe River Waterfront Area Of Dongjing In Northern Song Dynasty

The economy was prosperous in Northern Song Dynasty.Its capital,Dongjing,plays a vital role in the development and prosperity of the country by developing water conservancy and developing business.The water network of Dongjing was densely spread,and the waterfront space of Bianhe River became agglomerations of commerce and daily activities along the water.The business distribution along the Bianhe River is one of the most important reasons for stimulating the vitality of the waterfront area.The research originated from the National Natural Science Foundation's sub-project of " The Construction History and Evolution of Planning,Governing Policies of Urban Waterfront Areas in Century Chinese Capital from 8-11th"-"Study on the Interaction between Dongjing Water System Construction and Commercial Space in Northern Song Dynasty".The traditional wisdom,the thinking and reference in the construction of Dongjing – the typical commercial city's waterfront commercial features are the focal points of this research.Based on the textual and graphic materials such as Dongjing Menghua Lu and Qingming Shanghe Tu,the research uses the methods of literature survey,image analysis,chart analysis and summary.ect.Firstly,the article sorts out the commercial development background of the waterfront area in Dongjing in Northern Song Dynasty.Secondly,the research concludes the origin and development,the form and the type of the business along the Bianhe River.Thirdly,the paper analyzes the factors affecting the commercial distribution of waterfront space from the aspects of urban water system,commercial policies and celebration activities.Finally,the distribution,characteristics and landscape features of the waterfront commercial space in different sections of the Bianhe River are explored and refined.The conclusions of the study include three parts: Firstly,the distribution forms of Dongjing's waterfront space business include the street-market along the river,rivermarket that invades the river,bridge-market surrounds the bridge,and the warehousemarket along the river.Secondly,the water system,commercial policies and celebration activities of Dongjing enrich the commercial distribution and promotes the vitality of waterfront business.Thirdly,the commercial distribution of the Bianhe River waterfront area in different sections presents a non-homogeneous structural feature.The number and the density of commercial distribution decreases from the Old Wall to the outside of the city.And the commercial richness of the southeast waterfront area is significantly higher than that in the northwest.