Chinese vernacular dwellings
By: [introduction by] Shan Deqi
Edition: Updated ed.
Series: Introductions to Chinese culture; Introductions to Chinese culture
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cambridge, UK; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 158
ISBN-13: 9780521186674
Subjects: Domestic Architecture; Vernacular architecture; Dwellings
Work titles: Zhongguo min ju. English
Description: China has a great diversification in vernacular dwellings, rarely see in the architecture of the world and reflecting a wide variety of different natural and cultural environments. This is a representative selection of traditional Chinese dwellings, considering their architecture and environmental setting, and the lifestyles and customs of the people who inhabit these homes.
Notes: Original ed. published: China Intercontinental Press, 2010.

"Translated from the original Chinese by Wang Dehua et al."--Jacket flap.
Table of contents: title: Beijing quadrangle courtyards; title: Huizhou dwellings; title: Shaoxing riverside dwellings; title: Minxi clay buildings; title: Architectural novelty in the homeland of the overseas Chinese; title: Ganlan wood house and storm-tossed bridge; title: Ancient Lijiang streets; title: Tibetan watchtowers.