Sunrise and Sunset Azimuths in the Planning of Ancient Chinese Towns

Amelia Carolina Sparavigna

International Journal of Sciences, 2013, vol. 2, issue 11, 52-59

Abstract: In the planning of some Chinese towns we can see an evident orientation with the cardinal direction north-south. However, other features reveal a possible orientation with the directions of sunrise and sunset on solstices too, as in the case of Shangdu (Xanadu), the summer capital of Kublai Khan. Here we discuss some other examples of a possible solar orientation in the planning of ancient towns. We will analyse the plans of Xi’an, Khanbalik and Dali.

Keywords: Satellite Imagery; Orientation; Archaeoastronomy; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.18483/ijSci.334

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