Chinese vernacular dwellings / [introduction by] Shan Deqi - Updated ed - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011 - 158 p. : col. ill., map ; 23 cm - Introductions to Chinese culture . - Introductions to Chinese culture .

Original ed. published: China Intercontinental Press, 2010

Beijing quadrangle courtyards -- Huizhou dwellings -- Shaoxing riverside dwellings -- Minxi clay buildings -- Architectural novelty in the homeland of the overseas Chinese -- Ganlan wood house and storm-tossed bridge -- Ancient Lijiang streets -- Tibetan watchtowers

China has a great diversification in vernacular dwellings, rarely see in the architecture of the world and reflecting a wide variety of different natural and cultural environments. This is a representative selection of traditional Chinese dwellings, considering their architecture and environmental setting, and the lifestyles and customs of the people who inhabit these homes


"Translated from the original Chinese by Wang Dehua et al."--Jacket flap

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Architecture, Domestic--China
Dwellings--China
Vernacular architecture--China

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