Chinese vernacular dwellings / [introduction by] Shan Deqi
Series: Introductions to Chinese culture: Publisher: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011Edition: Updated ed.Description: 158 p. : col. ill., map ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9780521186674 (pbk.); 0521186676 (pbk.).Uniform titles: Zhongguo min ju. English Subject(s): Architecture, Domestic -- China | Dwellings -- China | Vernacular architecture -- ChinaDDC classification: 728.0951| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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"Translated from the original Chinese by Wang Dehua et al."--Jacket flap
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