The most common layout of the Chinese ancient capitals placed the palace in the middle of the premises and many dynasties adopted similar Tojo system, but, on the other hand, Luoyang of Northern Wei and Changan of Sui and Tang Dynasty placed their palace in the center of northern end, to the south of which was the imperial court (town of kanga [government office], that is, an administrative district), and at further south were the east and west markets.
このように京域中央に宮殿を配する制が中国の歴史上もっともよく見られる形であり、多くの王朝で同様の都城制が採用されていたが、北魏の首都洛陽、隋唐朝の長安では宮殿を都城の北端中央に配し、その南に朝廷（官衙街＝皇城）、さらに南方に東西の市を配するという方式がとられた。