the architectural heritage of a nation Knapp, Ronald G. 1940- creator Jonathan Spence. text 2005 monographic eng

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288 p. ill.; col.; maps.; 30 cm. Chinese Houses focuses on 20 well-preserved traditional homes, presenting examples from a range of rural and metropolitan areas throughout China. The photographs of each are accompanied by extensive background information and historical content. An introductory essay examines the different types of Chinese homes and provides an overview of the rich regional variety of Chinese dwelling forms. It also provides insights into little-known design concepts that emphasize the flexibility, adaptability, and versatility of traditional building forms and the work of traditional craftsmen. Richly illustrated with photographs, woodblock prints, historic images, and line drawings, Chinese Houses portrays an architectural tradition of amazing range and resilience. Foreword by Jonathan Spence -- Part One THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE CHINESE HOUSE -- Part Two THE CHINESE HOUSE AS LIVING SPACE -- Part Three CHINA'S FINE HERITAGE HOUSES -- A Beijing Courtyard House Mei Lanfang's Siheyuan Beijing -- Northern Mountain Houses Chuandixia Village Mentougou, Beijing -- Jiangnan Canal Houses Homes in Yangzi Delta Watertowns Jiangnan -- An Educator's Residence Shen Family Home Luzhi, Jiangsu Province -- A Scholar's Study Xu Wei's Green Vine Studio Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province -- A Millionaire's Home Kang Family Manor Henan Province -- A Three-Story Ming Dynasty House Wang Ganchen's "Swallow's Wing Hall" Chengkan, Anhui Province -- A Merchant's Residence Wang Dinggui's "Hall of Inheriting Ambition" Anhui Province -- The Five Phoenix Mansion Lin Family's "Fortune in Abundance Tower" Fujian Province -- Round Fortress Ramparts in Fujian "Inspiring Success Tower" and "Like a Sheng Tower" Fujian Province -- Hakka Encircling Dragons De Xing Tang and Ning'an Lu Weilongwu Guangdong Province -- A Mandarin's Mansion in Hong Kong Man Chung-luen's Residence Hong Kong, SAR -- A Country Farmhouse Mao Zedong's Boyhood Home Hunan Province -- A Landlord's Village Home Liu Shaoqi's Boyhood Home Hunan Province -- Urban Dwellings in Northern Sichuan Ma and Feng Family Residences Langzhong, Sichuan Province -- A U-Shaped Farmhouse Deng Xiaoping's Boyhood Home Sichuan Province -- A Grand Qing Manor and a Simple Ming Courtyard House Qiao Family Manor and Ding Family Village Shanxi Province -- The Manor of a Bean Curd Maker Wang Family Manor Jingsheng, Shanxi Province -- Walled City Residences Fan Family Courtyard Pingyao, Shanxi Province -- Cave Dwellings of the North Subterranean Adaptations Henan, Shaanxi, and Shanxi Provinces -- specialized Ronald G Knapp; Foreword by Jonathan Spence; Photography by A. Chester Ong Include index Vernacular architecture China Architecture Domestic China Dwellings China Chinese, houses China China NA7448 K585 2005 728.0951 9780804835374 0804835373 13 pucpr 131205 20220809123503.0 eng