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Fig. 2.4 Reconstruction of the layout of Dadu City (Beijing) during the Yuan Dynasty

2.3 Planning Changes in the Ming and Qing Periods

Less than a century after Dadu City was built, an uprising in the lower reaches of the
Changjiang (Yangtze River) resulted in the establishment of the Ming Dynasty
(1368-1644), which eventually extended its rule over the whole of China. The Ming