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Chinese houses : the architectural heritage of a nation / Ronald G. Knapp ; foreword by Jonathan Spence ; photography by A. Chester Ong.

Fine Arts Library NA7448 .K584 2005
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Knapp, Ronald G., 1940-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Dwellings--China.
Dwellings.
China.
Vernacular architecture--China.
Vernacular architecture.
Physical Description:
288 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Place of Publication:
Singapore : Tuttle Pub., 2005.
Contents:
Part 1 The Architecture of the Chinese House 10
Part 2 The Chinese House as Living Space 52
Part 3 China's Fine Heritage Houses 98
A Beijing Courtyard House: Mei Lanfang's Siheyuan, Beijing 100
Northern Mountain Houses: Chuandixia Village, Mentougou, Beijing 112
Jiangnan Canal Houses: Homes in Yangzi Delta Watertowns, Jiangnan 120
An Educator's Residence: Shen Family Home, Luzhi, Jiangsu Province 132
A Scholar's Study: Xu Wei's Green Vine Studio, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province 140
A Millionaire's Home: Kang Family Manor, Henan Province 146
A Three-Story Ming Dynasty House: Wang Ganchen's "Swallow's Wing Hall", Chengkan, Anhui Province 156
A Merchant's Residence: Wang Dinggui's "Hall of Inheriting Ambition", Anhui Province 166
The Five Phoenix Mansion: Lin Family's "Fortune in Abundance Tower", Fujian Province 176
Round Fortress Ramparts in Fujian: "Inspiring Success Tower" and "Like a Sheng Tower", Fujian Province 184
Hakka Encircling Dragons: De Xing Tang and Ning'an Lu Weilongwu, Guangdong Province 192
A Mandarin's Mansion in Hong Kong: Man Chung-luen's Residence, Hong Kong, SAR 202
A Country Farmhouse: Mao Zedong's Boyhood Home, Hunan Province 210
A Landlord's Village Home: Liu Shaoqi's Boyhood Home, Hunan Province 220
Urban Dwellings in Northern Sichuan: Ma and Feng Family Residences, Langzhong, Sichuan Province 228
A U-Shaped Farmhouse: Deng Xiaoping's Boyhood Home, Sichuan Province 240
A Grand Qing Manor and a Simple Ming Courtyard House: Qiao Family Manor and Ding Family Village, Shanxi Province 248
The Manor of a Bean Curd Maker: Wang Family Manor, Jingsheng, Shanxi Province 256
Walled City Residences: Fan Family Courtyard, Pingyao, Shanxi Province 264
Cave Dwellings of the North: Subterranean Adaptations, Henan, Shaanxi, and Shanxi Provinces 274.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references: (pages 282-283) and index.
ISBN:
0804835373 (cased
OCLC:
62092824

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