Foreword / Kenneth Frampton -- Part 1: Mountainscape Culture And Architecture -- Silent music of architecture / Bonnie Foit-Albert -- Mountainscape culture and feng shui / Nan Shunxun -- Geography and building layout / Nan Shunxun -- Architectural elements / Nan Shunxun -- Part 2: Selected Sites -- Spacious summits -- Mount Tai, the first mountain -- Mount Dochuan, aloof from the world -- Xiaoxitian, metaphor of the Phoenix -- Mount Jin, wrapped in temples -- Dongyue Temple, the interplay of yin & yang -- Mount Wutai, five terrace peaks -- Mount Tiantai, the Fortress temple -- Cliff structures -- Xuankong temple, suspended temple -- Shibaozai, a path within a tower -- Longmen Dong, a ladder to heaven -- Yungang Grotto, structures in the stone -- North Mount Heng, both hidden and exposed -- Gongxian, the suspended coffins of the Bo -- Qinglong Dong, a unique meeting ground -- Mount Cang, the hidden mountain memorial -- Cave sites -- North Mount Yandang, the search for deep awakening -- Ganlu, a temple on a pillar -- South Mount Yandang, lions frolicking with a ball -- Wufeng Academy, primitive simplicity -- Tianshui, the immortals' cliff -- Baofuyan, a grand open cavern -- Fangguangyan, borrowing heaven and earth -- Changyu Dongtian, quarry cave heaven -- Mountainside temples -- Mount Kongtong, thunder sound peak -- Mount Qingcheng, green city mountain -- Erfo Temple, an entrance from above -- Mount Cangyan, temple on a bridge -- Mount Wudang, the nine curves wall -- Ming tombs, mountain-foot burial -- Dazu Grotto, eaves on a cliff -- Erwang Memorial, a shifting axis -- Feiyunyan, building into rock -- Mountain Villages -- Baoshan, a village on a rock -- Xijiang, a thousand family village -- Ganbao, stone terrace houses -- Xituo, ladder street -- Wuzheng, a loess cave village -- Riverside and lake sites -- Fulong Guan, an irrigation memorial -- Leshan, a grand Buddha where rivers meet -- Jiaxian, the incense burner temple -- Yenshui Pavilion, a poetic lakeside courtyard -- East Lake, a small scenic quarry -- Location of sites -- Glossary -- Timeline of Chinese dynasties -- Photo credits -- Acknowledgments -- Selected bibliography -- Index.

From the Publisher: The ancient Chinese developed building techniques that are astounding in their ability to match nature and endure for centuries. China's Sacred Sites presents a vision of architecture as a harmonious interaction of human culture and the natural world. Over 300 color photos and architectural drawings document some of the most remarkable achievements of mountainscape feng shui. The wisdom of these ancient builders is particularly relevant today as sustainable building practices and green design take architecture in new directions.