The earliest Chinese urban plan, from the Zhou dynasty (1122 BC to 255 BC), states that cities should be square, have three gates on each side and nine main roads running parallel both horizontally and vertically, and provide key sites for various temples and a commercial district.
中國最早的「都市計畫」見於周禮〈考工記〉，書中提到，都城的營造，要做正方形，每邊長九里，各有三斗，城中有縱橫垂直交錯的大道各九條，城內左方建築太廟，右方建築社稷壇，前是朝廷，後是商業中心。