Chinese Vernacular Dwellings

3. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-521-18667-4
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 166 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 263 g

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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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shan, Deqi

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Gebäudetypen Wohngebäude

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1. Beijing quadrangle courtyards; 2. Huizhou dwellings; 3. Shaoxing riverside dwellings; 4. Minxi clay buildings; 5. Architectural novelty in the homeland of the overseas Chinese; 6. Ganlan wooden houses and storm-tossed bridge; 7. Ancient Lijiang streets; 8. Tibetan watchtowers; Appendix: chronological table of the Chinese dynasties.

Über Autor(innen)

Shan, Deqi
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.