Bright Moon in Splendid Houses - A Stroll Through the Aesthetics of Classical Chinese Architecture

Author: Wang Honglan
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: Moonlight and Splendid Houses is a literary-rich work on architectural aesthetics. The book is divided into six chapters: Grand Mansions, Confucianism and Taoism Complementarity, Four-Arch Houses, A World Apart, Mustard Seed and Mount Sumeru, and Great Tolerance. It cites extensively from ancient texts and poetry to describe architecture, accompanied by over 100 images, allowing readers to appreciate the beauty of pavilions, terraces, towers, and gardens, as well as landscape gardens, alongside the author, thereby enriching knowledge and refining character. The book includes content such as Grand Mansions, "I Cultivate My Vast and Righteous Qi," Ancient Capital Rules, Imperial Palace Gardens, High Platforms and Magnificent Halls, Confucianism and Taoism Complementarity, Unity of Heaven and Humanity, Front Courtyards and Back Gardens, etc.