Abstract
This paper discusses the characteristics of spatial formation of Zhonghuamen Menxidiqu area in the city of Nanjing. Nanjing, which is known as the capital city of Ming Dynasty, had developed as a central city from ancient time in Jiāngnán Region. Zhonghuamen Menxidiqu area is located along the river which connects the Nanjing to the Southern fertile region of China and have been a prosperous area as commercial node. There still maintain the traditional house type, so called sìhéyuàn, but most of them are occupied by several families. This paper clarifies the types and their variants based on the field surveys to discuss the formation and transformation process of the urban tissues.
