本文主要论述唐宋坊市制崩溃以后,明代地方城市中“坊”之情形。明代地方志所记之“坊”,有牌坊、街坊、乡坊和坊图四种不同涵义。牌坊为旌表建筑物,街坊为居民居住区,乡坊之“坊”是人文地理概念,指城内外一定地理区域,坊图之“坊”等同于里、图。作为“地域实体”的街坊,其形态已不同于唐宋时期的坊市,表现为开放式的条形街区,而不是封闭的方形区域;城外街区亦得称“坊”;坊的数目增多,其规模较小。街坊与城市里甲密切相关,是城市里图区划的基本依据。 This article mainly discusses the situation of the “Square” in the local cities of the Ming Dynasty after the collapse of the Square Market System in Tang and Song dynasties. Ming Dynasty local chronicles recorded in the “Square”, there are Pai Square, Kaifong, Township and Square Figure four different meanings. Arch for the Jing table buildings, neighborhoods for residential areas, Township Square “Square” is the concept of human geography, refers to a certain geographical area inside and outside the city, Square map of the “Square” is equivalent to the map. As a “regional entity”, the neighbors are different in form from those in the Tang and Song dynasties. They are characterized by open bar-shaped blocks rather than closed square-shaped areas. The out-of-town blocks are also called “squares”; the number of squares is increased , Its size is smaller. Neighborhood and the city is closely related to a, is the basic map of the city plan.