The earliest origin of China city.

China city appeared in the Western Zhou Dynasty, but the word "city" has not been found in the literature of the Western Zhou Dynasty. It is not difficult to see that the rise of the cities in front and the formation of the concepts behind also conform to the basic laws of the development of things. Only in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, with the development of social economy, the role of the city became more and more important, and the concept of the city was imperative. "Shi Ti Fang" first recorded the event that Wen Gong moved to Chuqiu to build a city and run a palace in the Spring and Autumn Period, which should be the earliest word "city" in the Spring and Autumn Period. However, according to Kong's essay, "city" should not be linked. He said: "Wen Gong moved to Chuqiu City, built a city so that the people could live in peace, built a city so that the people could trade ... and then built a city to establish a city, so he even said." Although building a city conforms to the characteristics of China's early urban rise, it is still a single "city" and "city", which is not the specific concept of the city.

The concept of China City appeared in the Warring States Period. At first, it was called "city with city", which means city. In the Five Strategies of the Warring States Period, Su Qin lobbied the King of Qi, saying, "A small county with petty bourgeoisie and a country full of cities is more than serving the king." "The Warring States Policy" and "Zi Tong Zhi Jian" both have the title of "city", which also refers to the city. In Zhao Ce Yi, the Warring States Policy, "Fifty-seven cities were cut down, thinking that life was in harmony, for the sake of Anping Jun", and in the fifty-third year of Zi Zhi Tong Jian, Han Dynasty offered Zhao Yicheng to Qin Dynasty, "seventeen cities, willing to worship the king again", which prompted Qin and Zhao to fight. Hu Sansheng said: "A city is a city. If there is a city in it, it means a big city." Exactly. In other words, only Dayi is qualified to become a city. "Han Feizi" clearly put forward the concept of city. He said: "although the minister's salary is large, he can't rely on the city." The word "city" finally became an accurate concept reflecting special geographical entities, and it continues to this day. Therefore, it was not until the late Warring States period that the concept of a city came into being. Of course, before what era did the concept of city come into being? I think it was the Western Zhou Dynasty. There is still a gap between the cities in the Western Zhou Dynasty and those in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Due to the different development degree of handicrafts and commerce and the different population, the shape of cities is also different. To sum up, the early cities in China were all produced after the city was built. Later, with the development of agriculture, handicrafts and commerce, cities were formed at some intersections, water docks, military fortresses or places with concentrated population. These cities are not necessarily built cities, but they are all real cities. Because these places not only have a large number of settled people, but also have markets, which meet the basic conditions of early cities.