Chinese Houses of Southeast Asia
Subtitle: The Eclectic Architecture of Sojourners & Settlers
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Published: June 10, 2010
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780804839563
Description: The multiple Chinese migrations from southeastern China to Southeast Asia has had important implications for both regions. In Southeast Asia this influence can be seen in the architecturally eclectic homes these migrants and their descendants built as they became successful; homes that combined Chinese, European and local influences, especially during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Chinese Houses of Southeast Asia strives not only to be an informative but also an authoritative book on the subject of hybrid architecture—illed with stunning color photographs and essays on nearly thirty well-preserved homes.