Jobosei, as well as Fusui-setsu (feng shui theory) (Shijin-soo [an ideal topography for the four Taoist gods, with a river in the east, a broad avenue in the west, a basin in the south, and a hill in the north]), was a basic idea of constructing capitals in China, however, construction of cities based on Jobosei became unpopular with the beginning the Sung Dynasty period.
中国では、風水説（四神相応）と並び首都建設の基本であったが、宋(王朝)の時代に入ると条坊制に基づいた都はあまり作られなくなった。