Chinese Vernacular Dwellings

Name: Chinese Vernacular Dwellings
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ISBN: 9780521186674

ISBN-10: 0521186676

ISBN-13: 9780521186674

Edition: 3rd 2011

Authors: Deqi Shan

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Book details

List price: $31.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 8/25/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 166
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.06" long x 0.43" tall
Weight: 0.506

Shan Deqi is a graduate of the Civil Engineering and Architecture Department of Tsinghua University. Formerly Director of the architectural design section of the Architecture Department of Tsinghua University, he is currently Professor in the School of Architecture. He has published a number of monographs on the subject of traditional Chinese vernacular dwellings.



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