Shan Deqi creator Zhongguo mi ju. Shan Deqi text Updated edition monographic eng

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158 p. ill.; col.; map.; 23 cm. 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. 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 -- specialized Shan Deqi. Architecture Domestic China Vernacular architecture China Dwellings China Housing China NA7448 Z4313 2011 728.0951 9780521186674 0521186676 751763942 pucpr 131115 20220808193514.0 eng