Complete Collection of Chinese Architectural Art (6): Tomb Architecture Before the Yuan Dynasty

Author: Zhao Liying
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Publish Date: 2000-10-01
Features: Tomb architecture is an important component of ancient Chinese architecture. Based on the belief that the soul does not perish after death, ancient Chinese people universally attached great importance to funeral rites, especially the rulers, nobles, officials, and wealthy. As a result, strict and elaborate funeral rituals and tomb architecture styles gradually emerged. During the Qin Dynasty, the court dispatched over 700,000 craftsmen, who worked for 37 years, to construct the mausoleum for Qin Shi Huang, reaching a peak in the history of Chinese tomb architecture. Thereafter, tomb architecture and its art continued to develop, gradually forming its own system and becoming one of the important types of ancient Chinese architecture. Among them, imperial tomb architecture particularly reflects the highest achievements of architectural technology and art of a given era. This volume focuses on the glorious achievements of Chinese tomb architecture and its art before the Yuan Dynasty.