Vanishing tradition : architecture and carpentry of the Dong minority in China / Klaus Zwerger.

Main entry:

Zwerger, Klaus, 1956-

Title & Author:

Vanishing tradition : architecture and carpentry of the Dong minority in China / Klaus Zwerger.

Publication:

Description:

xi, 212 pages : illustrations, map ; 30 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-208) and index.
Also issued online.

Summary:

An exploration of the unique wooden architectural tradition of the Dong minority peoples of the rugged mountainous regions of south-western China, a tradition most likely to disappear in decades to come as it is overwhelmed by China's rapid modernization.

ISBN:

9745240613
9789745240612

Subject:

Vernacular architecture China, Southwest.
Ethnic architecture China, Southwest.
Building, Wooden China, Southwest.
Dong (Chinese people) Dwellings China, Southwest.
Architecture vernaculaire Chine (Sud-Ouest)
Architecture ethnique Chine (Sud-Ouest)
Construction en bois Chine (Sud-Ouest)
Building, Wooden.
Ethnic architecture.
Vernacular architecture.
Southwest China.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 248997
Call No.: BIB 178566
Status: Available

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