Study on the wood logistics practice of urban construction of Beijing in the Ming Dynasty: Taking Sichuan wood procured as an example
物流视角下的明北京营建木材采办研究——以川木采办为例

After Beijing became the capital of the Ming Dynasty, the construction of Beijing city began. There were many construction projects such as palaces, temples, walls and tombs throughout the Ming Dynasty. A large amount of wood was needed in all these construction projects. Wood as the main construction material was mostly produced in most parts of South China, thus the logistics practice of royal wood came into being on a large scale. In this article, we have a study on the logistics practice of royal wood in the Ming Dynasty, taking Sichuan wood procured as an example, to expound the logistics practice of logging off, manufacturing, transportation and storage. The wood procurement process, led by the Ming government, reflected the level of achievements in the area of logistics practice in ancient China, which included organizing a lot of manpower to log off, using all kinds of technical talents, making full use of logistics technical means, using rational transport modes, arranging transit time well and attaching great importance to wood storage. Therefore the logistics practice of royal wood in the construction of Beijing city in the Ming Dynasty was a typical case in ancient China, which is worth studying thoroughly.