2. The structure of cities is different. At first, the medieval cities in western Europe were mainly inhabited by serfs and craftsmen who escaped from manors, while the cities in China were very complicated. But on the whole, dignitaries, nobles, servants and servants are the main body, and businessmen are in a subordinate position.
3. The role of cities is different. Medieval cities in western Europe were the bases of commodity production and the bastions of the anti-feudal struggle of oppressed serfs. Because China is completely controlled by the rulers, its administrative function is greater than the actual economic function.
Extended data:
Eastern feudal cities played the role of feudal fortresses, which is also the reason why the eastern feudal social system existed for a long time and slowly disintegrated. Oriental feudal cities are the nerve center of feudal rule, and the kingship is highly concentrated, and the interests of the emperor are above everything else.
Feudal absolutists set up political power organs in cities, giving orders at different levels through cities and ruling the country; The state manipulated the economic power of cities and served feudal politics.
In western feudal cities, citizens gained the autonomy of the city. Because the western feudal cities were built on the land of the lords, they aroused the resistance of the citizens, embarked on the road of joint struggle and gained the autonomy of the cities.
Its main ways are redemption, armed struggle, the combination of money and armed struggle, and some have gained the right to rule the surrounding areas of the city and formed a city republic.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Medieval Western European Cities
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-China Ancient Urban Planning