A STUDY ON COMMERCIAL SPACE OF THE WATERSIDE IN SUZHOU OF CHINA UNDER QING DYNASTY : A study with the historical material of "Gu su fan hua tu"

Using the historical material of "Gu su fan hua tu"(a landscape painting around Suzhou of China painted in 1759), we could know the formation of its commercial space of the waterside, with the times of the waterborne traffic was made the base of an economic activity. It is characterized by the relation between shops and canals. The location of the waterside and the space composition of the shops are deeply related in the management. Especially, it was a location form that measured the content of the business and convenience in use in an important service industry that supported the brokerage who was the economic agent in the market.