Architecture Solitary Journey · Qinglv Village Guo

Author: Written by Xingzhe Xiao Liu
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Publish Date: March 1, 2004
Features: A Traveler's Notes on Architecture·A Solitary Journey in Architecture is hailed as the first cultural travelogue in China themed around architecture. Xingzhe Xiao Liu, a young architect, embarked on his "Solitary Journey in Architecture" in 1996, driven by his passion for ancient Chinese architecture. He traveled alone to many remote and hidden regions with highly distinctive vernacular architecture, witnessing the "poetically beautiful" ancient Chinese buildings across the vast land of China, as he described them. A Solitary Journey in Architecture documents every place he visited and every building that moved him over the course of seven years. The numerous photographs and sketches in the book are also a major highlight. Qinglv Village Guo includes The Floating Cloud Journey and The Flowing Water Journey. The Floating Cloud records his travels in Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan, and Sichuan, forming a route that connects the vernacular architecture of various ethnic minorities in Southwest China. The Flowing Water documents his journeys in Anhui, Jiangxi, Fujian, and Zhejiang, offering a tour of the vernacular architecture and village fengshui in the southeastern provinces of China.