Beijing Siheyuan

Author: Wang Qiming
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Publish Date: 1999-03-01
Features: The Beijing Siheyuan is a typical representative of traditional Chinese residential architecture. It is a microcosm of the traditional lifestyle of the Chinese people, especially the Beijingers. Over a long history, the people of Beijing have built Siheyuan, and the Siheyuan has shaped the people of Beijing. It is a true chronicler of Beijing's urban history, a unique carrier of Chinese traditional culture, and a symbol of Chinese civilization. In today's rapidly developing urban construction and modern living patterns, how can Beijing Siheyuan be effectively preserved and continue to develop? How can modern residential architectural styles be integrated with historical traditions? Let's turn back and read the history book written in bricks and wood—the Siheyuan. Let's get close to those magnificent or simple Siheyuan entrances, screen walls, screen doors, hanging flower doors, corridors, main houses, and wing rooms to understand the historical background of Siheyuan's origin, its formation and development, the individual buildings that make up a Siheyuan, the types of Siheyuan, the gardens of Siheyuan, the design and construction of Siheyuan, and the use of Siheyuan residences. From Ms. Wang Qiming's small book, you are sure to gain not only a deep nostalgia and longing for the traditional lifestyle of old Beijing.