“在地球表面上人类最伟大的单项工程可能就是北京城了。这个中国城市是作为封建帝王的住所而设计的,企图表示这里乃是宇宙的中心。整个城市深深浸沉在仪礼规范和宗教仪式之中……它的(平面)设计是如此之杰出,这就为今天的城市(建设)提供了丰富的思想宝库。”几十年前,美国建筑学家贝肯曾对北京城发出如此的赞叹。 “Perhaps the single greatest human project on the face of the earth is Beijing, a Chinese city designed as a dwelling for the feudal emperors in an attempt to show here that this is the center of the universe. The entire city is deeply immersed in ceremonial norms and Among the rituals ... its (planar) design is so outstanding that it provides a rich repository of ideas for today’s cities. ”" Decades ago, American architect Becken described Beijing’s Make such an admiration.