TY  - BOOK
TI  - Chinese vernacular dwellings
T2  - Introductions to Chinese culture
SN  - 9780521186674 (pbk.)
AV  - NA7448 .Z4313 2011
U1  - 728.0951 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Cambridge, UK, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Architecture, Domestic
KW  - China
KW  - Dwellings
KW  - Vernacular architecture
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
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