History of Chinese Architecture

Author: Pan Guxi
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Publishing Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This book is not only intended as a textbook for architecture and urban planning majors in higher education institutions but also serves as a reference for professionals in archaeology, landscape architecture, tourism, arts and crafts, stage design, and a wide range of readers. The book is divided into three parts: Ancient Chinese Architecture, Modern Chinese Architecture, and Contemporary Chinese Architecture. Each part provides an overview of development trends while focusing on chapters dedicated to urban construction and various types of buildings. The ancient architecture section is relatively more substantial, offering systematic and comprehensive content, with dedicated chapters on the characteristics of timber structures and Qing-style construction techniques. The modern and contemporary architecture sections emphasize general discussions on architectural development and analyses of typical examples, giving readers a complete and concrete understanding of the evolution of modern Chinese architecture. To provide readers with richer and more visual information, the book is accompanied by a CD-ROM containing approximately a thousand color photographs of important ancient architectural examples.