Main entry:

Zhongguo min ju. English.

Title & Author:

Chinese vernacular dwelling / Shan Deqi [and others] ; translated by Wang Dehua.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

Beijing : China International Press, 2004.

Description:

144 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Series:

Cultural China series

Notes:
Chinese vernacular dwelling -- Huizhou dwelling in green hills and blue waters : a talk on Huizhou dwelling in the south of Anhui Province -- Ganlan wood house and storm-tossed bridge : a visit to northern Guangxi mountain villages -- The city along jade water and full of historical charm : a tour of ancient Lijiang streets -- Harmonious combination of Chinese and western elements : catching the architectural novelty in the homeland of the overseas Chinese -- Small bridges, flowing streams and cottages : an introduction to Shaoxing, and area of rivers and lakes -- Imposing dwellings and spacious courtyard : a visit of the residential quadrangle -- Natural rhythm and intelligent conversion : inspections on Zhang dwelling in Central Yunnan -- Comfortable and harmonious dwelling prizing the culture and martial art : a view of Minxi dwelling -- Magnificent and beautiful dwellings : a description of Tibetan watchtower.

Summary:

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.

ISBN:

7508503708
9787508503707

Subject:

Architecture, Domestic China.
Dwellings China.
Vernacular architecture China.
Arquitectura China.
Architecture vernaculaire Chine.
Architecture, Domestic.
Dwellings.
Vernacular architecture.
China.

Added entries:

Shan, Deqi.
Wang, Ddhua.
Ren wen Zhongguo shu xi (Beijing, China)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 233878
Call No.: NA7448 .S5 2004
Status: Available