Chinese Architecture History (Includes CD-ROM)

Author: Pan Guxi
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Publish Date: 2001-06-01
Features: This book is divided into three parts: Ancient Chinese Architecture, Modern Chinese Architecture, and Contemporary Chinese Architecture. Each part provides an overview of development trends and focuses on chapters discussing urban construction and various types of architecture. The ancient architecture section is more substantial, offering systematic and comprehensive content, with dedicated chapters on the characteristics of timber structures and Qing-style construction methods. The modern and contemporary architecture sections emphasize general discussions on architectural development and analyses of typical examples, giving readers a complete and concrete understanding of the evolution of modern Chinese architecture. To provide readers with richer and more visual information, the book is accompanied by a CD-ROM containing approximately a thousand color photographs of important ancient architectural examples. In addition to serving as a textbook for architecture and urban planning majors in higher education institutions, this book is also suitable for professionals in archaeology, landscape architecture, tourism, arts and crafts, stage design, and other fields, as well as a reference for a broad readership.