Talk about your understanding of the development trend of the ancient city.

(3) Trend: Traditional political cities are gradually developing into commercial cities;

The urban population is increasing and the scale of the city is expanding;

With the development of commodity economy, the citizens' class is expanding, and their lives and concepts are also changing.

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Bai Shouyi said in A General History of China: "The shift of economic, cultural and political centers often leads to the rise and fall of cities. Kaifeng, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, has become increasingly prosperous since Liang Jiandu in the Five Dynasties. By the time of the Northern Song Dynasty, it had developed into a megacity with a population of millions in the world. " Read the following materials:

Material-The commercial prosperity in Song Dynasty was based on the rapid development of agriculture and handicraft industry, the specialization of production and the great improvement of product commercialization. Compared with the previous generation, the number and scale of cities in Song Dynasty have been greatly expanded, and the urban population has also increased greatly. -Shi, editor-in-chief of General History of China.

Material 2: Open and powerful cultural vitality and booming trade economy have broken through the ban on night markets in Beijing before the Song Dynasty ... Shops, government agencies and residential buildings are scattered, and shops can be opened almost everywhere near the street. ..... the collapse of the square market system, commercial street replaced downtown, both sides of the emperor street? The business of Xu Shi people? These are the unprecedented economic and living landscapes of the previous generation cities.

-Feng Tianyu's Cultural History of China.

Material 3 At that time, there were more than 20,000 households in Kaifeng, including 640 merchants with abundant capital, belonging to 160 line, with rice, salt, tea and other commodities. Known as? On time? There are 170 grand hotels, which have multiple functions of catering and commodity trade, and are places for businessmen to check commodity quality, negotiate commodity prices and sign contracts. ..... Restaurants, teahouses and places of entertainment are all open all night.

-Fan Shuzhi's Sixteen Lectures on Chinese Studies

Material 4 The urbanization of Song Dynasty also reflected the development of monetary economy. The copper coins cast in the Song Dynasty are more than ten times more than those in the Tang Dynasty, but they are still not enough for application. In the absence of copper, private distribution appeared in Song Zhenzong during? Sex? The earliest paper money in the world was later taken over by the government.

-Sun Longji's "A Bird's Eye View of China's Millennium History"

Please answer:

(1) Summarize the main reasons for Tokyo's commercial prosperity according to the materials and knowledge learned.

(2) According to materials II, III and IV, it summarizes the performance of "unprecedented urban economic life landscape of the previous generation" in Tokyo.

(3) Based on the above materials, taking Tokyo as an example, briefly describe the development trend of ancient cities in China.

Answer:

(1) reason: the development of farming economy; The government's loose commercial and economic policies; The influence of political center.

(2) Performance: Urban layout breaks the boundaries of square cities; The government relaxed the restrictions on business activities; Businessmen have more trade prosperity; There are perfect catering and entertainment service facilities; With the development of monetary economy, paper money appeared.

(3) Trend: Traditional political cities are gradually developing into commercial cities;

The urban population is increasing and the scale of the city is expanding;

With the development of commodity economy, the citizens' class is expanding, and their lives and concepts are also changing.