CHINESE HOUSES: THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE OF A NATION - IMPORTADO

Despite the relentless social, economic, and political turmoil of the past two centuries, fine examples of domestic architecture have survived in China, some in a complete form, others a vestigial echo of an earlier grand state, Scattered throughout the country are exquisite examples of traditional dwellings.Smaller numbers of once-dilapidated houses have been salvaged by being adaptively reused, beautifully renovated, and tastefully furnished in traditional style, thus reinvigorating them as modern residences. Chinese Houses focuses on twenty well-preserved traditional homes, presenting example from various metropolitan areas throughout China as well as rural example found in Anhui, Fujiian, Guangdong, Henan, Jiangxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, and Zhejiang.For each home, extensive captions, including background information and historical context, accompany the photographs and plans. Introductory essays examine Chinese dwelling as an architectural type and provide an overview of the rich regional variety of Chinese dwelling forms and historical evolution of dwelling types still seen today. Richly illustrated with photographs, woodblock prints, historical images, and line drawings, Chinese Houses portrays an architectural tradition of amazing resilience.