Gathering of Chinese Traditional Architecture Surveys

Author: Lu Chenhai
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Publish Date: 2002-05-01
Features: Traditional Chinese architecture is an important part of China's national cultural heritage. It stands out at the peak of ancient human architectural civilization with its unique form and style. Whether its exterior is majestic or elegant, or its distinctive structural forms and exquisite decorative details, it highlights the infinite wisdom and exquisite techniques of our ancestors. To effectively protect this outstanding cultural heritage of traditional Chinese architecture, teachers and students from the Department of Architecture at Tongji University combined teaching practice, utilizing their summer vacation time, and under the scorching sun, carried out serious and accurate surveys of traditional Chinese architecture scattered across China's urban and rural areas under extremely harsh conditions. "Highlights of Surveys of Traditional Chinese Architecture" is a catalog of traditional Chinese architecture meticulously measured and hand-drawn by teachers and students from the Department of Architecture at Tongji University. This catalog consists of thirty illustrations, selected from a large number of survey drawings, including Jiangnan water village residences, ancient gardens in Shanghai's old city, mountain village homes in southeastern Zhejiang, Minnan and Guangdong Hakka earth buildings, Shanxi Jin merchant mansions, and more. These illustrations vividly showcase the beautiful images of traditional architecture with historical characteristics and regional humanistic connotations. This volume is available for architects, planners, art historians, and researchers, as well as to read and reference. This catalog consists of thirty illustrations, selected from a large number of survey drawings, including Jiangnan water village residences, ancient gardens in Shanghai's old city, mountain village homes in southeastern Zhejiang, etc.