Chinese vernacular dwellings
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
Chinese vernacular dwellings
AUTHOR:
Shan, Deqi.
ISBN:
9787508503707
UNIFORM_TITLE:
中国民居. English
PUBLICATION_INFO:
Beijing : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
PHYSICAL_DESC:
144 p. : col. ill., map ; 23 cm
SERIES:
Culture China series
Culture China series.
SERIES_TITLE:
Culture China series
Culture China series.
GENERAL_NOTE:
Translated from: 中国民居.
ABSTRACT:
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.
SUBJECT:
| Architecture, Domestic -- China. |
| Dwellings -- China. |
| Vernacular architecture -- China. |
| Introductions to Chinese culture. |
BIBSUMMARY:
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.