Pingjiang City Hall Map - Heikou Jobōzu (English)

Japanese: 平江城坊図 - へいこうじょうぼうず（英語表記）Píng jiāng chéng fāng tú

A stone monument engraved with a city map of Suzhou (which was called Pingjiangfu at the time) from the Southern Song Dynasty in China. It is thought to have been made in 1229 (Shaoding 2) and is still on display within the former Confucius Temple in Suzhou. It is one of the oldest city maps in China, and includes accurate and detailed indications of castles, moats, streets, waterways, and divisions, as well as government offices, temples, and other buildings, making it an important research resource for the history of urban development in China. [Hibino Tsuyoshi]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中国，南宋時代の蘇州(当時蘇州は平江府といわれた)市街地図を刻した石碑。1229年(紹定2)の製作と考えられ，蘇州市の旧孔子廟内に現存する。中国最古の都市地図の一つで，城と堀，街路，水路，区画はもとより，官庁，寺廟等の建築が正確，詳細に記入され，中国都市発達史の研究資料として重要である。【日比野丈夫】

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