元大都的历史地位探微

忽必烈薛禅可汗从至元四年到至元廿二年（公元1267-1285年），历时18年营建元大都，使其成为了闻名世界的大都市。执政期间，忽必烈薛禅以非凡的胆略正确处理了历史上凡北方民族入主中原地区后所遇到的三大矛盾，即民族、宗教和游牧与农耕文化的矛盾，使元大都在初、中期出现了民族融合、宗教自由、文化发达、商业繁荣、国际贸易活跃的局面，给中华文明输入了新的血液。元大都的城市建设和宫殿建设水平凝聚了中国各族劳动人民的高度智慧和伟大创造力，对中华民族的建筑史做出了巨大贡献。

The Initial Exploration of The Historical Place of Metropolitan Yuan

Hubilie Xuechan Kehan used 18 years from Zhiyuan 4th to Zhiyuan 22nd to build the metropolitan of Yuan, making it a famous Metropolitan in the world. When Xuechan was in his power, he successfully addressed the three problems all ethnic groups in the north faced when they settled in the area of central plains, namely the contradictions among different ethnic groups; religions and relations between nomadic culture and farming culture, making the Yuan metropolitan featured with unification of nationalities, freedom of religion, prosperity of culture, commerce and international trade. The construction of the metropolitan displayed the creative power and intelligence of Chinese people in architecture, it also made great contributions to the history of architecture in China.