Knapp, Ronald G., 1940-

Chinese house : Ronald G. Knapp ; foreword by Jonathan Spence ; photography by A. Chester Ong. - Singapore : Tuttle Pub., 2004. - 288 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 30 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 282-283) and index.

Foreword by Jonathan Spense -- Part One. The architecture of the Chinese House -- Part Two The Chinese House as living space -- Part Three China's fine heritage houses - A Beijing Courtyard house - Northern Mountain houses - Jiangnan Canal houses - An Educator's Residence - A scholar's study - A millionaire's home - A three-story Ming Dynasty house - A Merchant's Residence - The five Phoenix mansion - Round fortress ramparts in Fujian - Hakka encircling dragons - A Mandarin's mansion in Hong Kong - A Country Farmhouse - A landlord's village home - Urban dwellings in Northern Sichuan - A U-shaped farmhouse - A Grand Qing Manor and a simple Ming Courtyard house - The Manor of a Bean Curd Maker - Walled city residences - Cave dwellings of the north.

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Dwellings--China.
Vernacular architecture--China.

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