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Astronomy and Feng Shui in Ming Urban Planning: A Satellite and Paleo-Magnetic Based Analysis
by Norma Camilla Baratta and Giulio Magli
Remote Sens. 2025, 17(1), 161; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs17010161 - 6 Jan 2025
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Chinese urban planning has a millenary history. According to the ancient classic texts, it was based on principles related to the cosmic order as well as on traditional ideas related to the feng shui doctrines. The problem of understanding the extent to which [...] Read more.
Chinese urban planning has a millenary history. According to the ancient classic texts, it was based on principles related to the cosmic order as well as on traditional ideas related to the feng shui doctrines. The problem of understanding the extent to which such ideas were put into practice is still open, partially due to the overwhelming number of cities founded or re-founded in the more than 2100 years of Chinese imperial history. In the present work, a new, comprehensive analysis of this issue is presented, with a focus on the Ming period. We construct a database which includes 238 towns—virtually all the cities founded or re-founded by the Ming dynasty—using tools based on satellite imagery to investigate orientations and relationships with natural features, and historical paleomagnetic models to investigate magnetic orientation. The results show the existence of three main “families” of towns, of which one strictly adheres to “cosmic” principles, while the other two are mainly connected to the environment. Magnetic orientation turns out, instead, to be related to the imperial capitals only. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Application of Remote Sensing in Cultural Heritage Research II)
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The Orientation of the Kofun Tombs
by Norma Camilla Baratta, Giulio Magli and Arianna Picotti
Remote Sens. 2022, 14(2), 377; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14020377 - 14 Jan 2022
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The Kofun period of the history of Japan—between the 3rd and the 7th century AD—bears its name from the construction of huge, earth mound tombs called Kofun. Among them, the largest have a keyhole shape and are attributed to the first, semi-legendary emperors. [...] Read more.
The Kofun period of the history of Japan—between the 3rd and the 7th century AD—bears its name from the construction of huge, earth mound tombs called Kofun. Among them, the largest have a keyhole shape and are attributed to the first, semi-legendary emperors. The study of the orientation of ancient tombs is usually a powerful tool to better understand the cognitive aspects of religion and power in ancient societies. This study has never been carried out in Japan due to the very large number of Kofun and to the fact that access to the perimeter is usually forbidden. For these reasons, to investigate Kofun orientations, simple tools of satellite imagery are used here. Our results strongly point to a connection of all Kofun entrance corridors with the arc of the sky where the Sun and the Moon are visible every day of the year; additionally, these show an orientation of the keyhole Kofun to the arc of the rising/shining Sun, the goddess that the Japanese emperors put at the mythical origin of their dynasty. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Remote Sensing of Archaeology)
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