Chinese Folk Art Encyclopedia (3) Living and Sleeping Edition. Residential Architecture Volume

Author: Chen Shouxiang
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Publish Date: 1993-11-01
Features: "The Residences Volume of the Living Quarters Compilation" is the 3rd volume of the entire work. The book extensively collects and compiles various forms of residential architecture across different regions and levels within the Chinese nation from the perspective of living quarters. It includes typical folk buildings that influence the larger living environment, as well as representative works and styles of folk art that serve as decorations for these structures. The book also summarizes and discusses these objects. Numerous representative illustrations showcase to readers how the Chinese nation has chosen and created an "harmony with humanity" environment based on different natural and geographical conditions, and how it has crafted cultural spaces distinct from nature through diverse materials and techniques. Among various types of residential architecture, the book not only introduces relatively simple and primitive forms of dwellings but also emphasizes more refined and complex styles of residential architecture. Additionally, it organizes the residential styles in a certain order, focusing on the living