Craftsmanship Seven Sayings (Architecture Craftsmanship and Historical China Series)

Author: Zhang Lianggao
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Features: Architecture, as a carrier of culture, surpasses artifacts, precedes records, and outlasts stone and metal. Approaching the study of human culture through architecture is only natural. Currently, both in China and abroad, the term "architectural culture" often seems unfamiliar. However, it does not matter if China pioneers this concept. Chinese architectural culture is so closely integrated, so enduring, and so pervasive that people fail to recognize its existence. As the saying goes, "Those who act without understanding often live their entire lives without realizing the principle behind their actions." (Mencius, The Doctrine of the Mean) This book presents both architecture and traditional culture as Seven Sayings of the Artisan, aiming to reveal what previous scholars have not discovered and to discard repetitive statements. This book presents both architecture and traditional culture as Seven Sayings of the Artisan, aiming to reveal what previous scholars have not discovered and to discard repetitive statements. Whenever I reflect on the hardships of starting from scratch, I inevitably look up to the wisdom of past sages; as for grand treatises, I can only hope for future scholars to achieve them. Allow me to hope for a little wisdom in a thousand thoughts, and if my words happen to be correct, that will suffice.