Research on the Urban Economic Structure of Liao Dynasty

摘要

Historically, a unified regime gave great impetus to the development of urban economy, while the prosperous urban economy promoted the development of the city in turn. After the Kihtan regime was stably established in the northern China, the civilizations of the nomad and the Central Plains experienced a great integration and exchange. Gradually, the social economy of Kihtan had been transformed from hunting-fishing economy to semi farming-husbandry economy. Meanwhile, with this transformation, urban handicrafts and commerce boomed rapidly. These turned out to be a historic factor that driving the urban economic development of Liao dynasty as well as the social changes.