chinese vernacular dwellins. txt
Shan Deqi.
- Updated edition
- 158 p. ill.; col.; map.; 23 cm. book
- Introduction to Chinese culture. .
Introduction -- Beijing Quadrangle Courtyards -- Imposing Dwellings and Spacious Courtyards -- Knock at the Door -- Floral-Pendant Gates -- A Place of Unique Beauty -- Huizhou Dwellings -- Hongcun: A Village of Rivers and Lakes -- Xidi: A Land of Peach Blossoms -- Patios and Horse-Head Walls -- Colleges and Memorial Archways -- Three Kinds of Carving and Gardens -- Business and Culture -- Shaoxing Riverside Dwellings -- Three-Thousand Taimens -- Small Bridges and Flowing Streams -- "Stage for All Ages" Close to Water -- Ancient Heritages and Secluded Places -- Minxi Clay Buildings -- Hakkas' Homeland -- A Glimpse of Clay Building -- Tracing Back to the Source -- Human Affection and Reason -- Architectural Novelty in the Homeland of the Overseas Chinese -- Towering Watchtower -- Zigzag Arcade-houses -- Ancestral Temples -- Ganlan Wood House and Storm-Tossed Bridge -- A Tour of Wood-House Village -- Singing at the Chengyang Bridge -- Drum Tower and Lusheng Column -- Ganlan Wood Houses -- Fire Pit -- Ancient Lijiang Streets -- Ancient City -- A City Surrounded by Spring Water -- Three Terrace Houses with One Screen Wall -- Tibetan Watchtowers -- A Long History -- Colorful Forms of Tibetan Vernacular Dwellings -- A Land of Bon and Buddhism -- Homeland Developing with Heaven and Earth -- A Living Picture Full of Grandeur -- Appendix: Chronological Table of the Chinese Dynasties --
China has one of the most ancient civilisations in the world, occupying a vast territorial expanse. This has led to great diversification in Chinese vernacular dwellings, rarely seen in the architecture of the world and reflecting a wide variety of different natural and cultural environments. In this illustrated introduction Shan Deqi explores a representative selection of traditional Chinese dwellings, considering their architecture, environmental setting and the lifestyles and customs of the people who inhabit these distinctive homes and have contributed to their development.