A Journey Through the Culture of Ancient Chinese Architecture. Beijing

Author: Shenyang
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Publish Date: 2002-10-01
Features: Throughout its long history, ancient Chinese architecture has consistently been a continuation of tradition, maintaining a unified and coherent architectural system. It possesses a unique style and distinctive characteristics, standing out as a distinctive branch in the global architectural system. This is directly linked to traditional Chinese culture, its value orientation, and aesthetic tastes. The "Journey Through Chinese Architectural Culture" series comprises 18 volumes, with each volume written by experts, scholars, and professors in the field of ancient Chinese architecture research and teaching. With vivid and concise language, they present the profound and extensive knowledge of ancient architecture and its culture, enabling readers to gain a comprehensive understanding of the geographical locations, natural environments, construction dates, building materials, structural methods, architectural styles, artistic features, and related historical stories of ancient architectural landmarks when visiting them. Ancient Chinese architecture is the most enchanting part of the splendid ancient Chinese cultural arts, serving as a symbol and representation of ancient Chinese culture and civilization. It embodies the wisdom and talent of the people of ancient China. Whether individual buildings or architectural complexes, they are comprehensive products of political, economic, cultural, and technological conditions of different historical periods in a nation. They represent a perfect integration of natural and humanities sciences. Therefore, the existence of ancient architecture far exceeds its value and significance as a building itself. It embodies the values of various disciplines such as history, cultural studies, theology, philosophy, aesthetics, archaeology, ethnology, and even tourism, making it a comprehensive representation of national culture. This book introduces ancient architecture and tourist attractions in the Beijing area, providing a comprehensive overview of ancient architecture through images and text.