论宋代城市发展及其影响

宋朝建立以后,随着社会经济的发展,城市面貌也焕然一新。宋代城市改变了汉唐以来居住区和商业区分隔的传统,实施了厢坊制度;此外,宋代还打破了行之已久的宵禁传统,开放夜市,使城市达到了前所未有的繁华程度。宋代城市的发展一方面带动了地区经济的繁荣,冲破了市民等级束缚,安置了剩余劳动力;但另一方面也使得社会风气日益奢靡,治安事件相应增多。

On the Development of Cities in Song Dynasty and Its Impact

After the establishment of Song Dynasty,along with the development of social economy,the urban appearance had also been changed beyond recognition.The cities of Song Dynasty changed the tradition of the separation of community and business in Han and Tang Dynasty,and implemented Xiangfang system.Besides,it broken the long-standing curfew tradition,and enabled the city to achieve the unprecedented prosperousness.The development of cities of Song Dynasty improved local economy,broke through the residential rank fetter,and even dealt with the surplus-labor.But on the other hand,it caused social extravagance,and increased the public security incidents correspondingly day by day.