The Chinese House

Author : Nancy Berliner
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462909418
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Yin Yu Tang written by Nancy Berliner and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-30 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With hundreds of photographs and a wealth of information Yin Yu Tang tells the history of a traditional Chinese house and the fascinating stories of its occupants. In the late Qing dynasty, around the year 1800, a prosperous Chinese merchant named Huang built a house for his family in a remote village southwest of Shanghai. He named the house Yin Yu Tang which means Hall of Abundant Shelter—implying his desire for the building to shelter many of his descendants. For seven generations, members of the Huang family ate, slept, laughed, cried, married and gave birth in the house. By the mid-1990s, the surviving members of the Huang family had moved away from Yin Yu Tang to take jobs in the cities. In 2003 the house found a new home as a permanent exhibit in the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. This book, with its room-by-room, generation-by-generation documentation of life in the house, serves as a unique and invaluable introduction to traditional Chinese family and village life. Nancy Berliner, one of the country's foremost experts on Chinese furniture and arts, takes the reader on a tour of this unique homestead providing detail on Chinese architecture, construction methods, decoration, furniture and family heirlooms. She weaves a story of domestic life in Chinese culture by explaining the traditions of the family who lived here—especially their love and respect for family and ancestors. She also documents the remarkable restoration and reconstruction of Yin Yu Tang, truly a treasure trove of Chinese history. With hundreds of photographs, scores of primary documents, and thousands of fascinating details, Yin Yu Tang: The Architecture and Daily Life of a Chinese House offers a vivid portrait of everyday life in traditional China.

Author : Ronald G. Knapp
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462905870
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chinese Houses of Southeast Asia written by Ronald G. Knapp and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2013-02-12 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring over 350 beautiful photographs, Chinese Houses of Southeast Asia captures the architectural heritage of a vibrant community. The multiple Chinese migrations from southeastern China to Southeast Asia have 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—filled with stunning color photographs and essays on nearly thirty well-preserved homes. An introductory essay portrays the historical circumstances that gave rise to Chinese houses overseas, and includes historic images, color photographs, paintings and line drawings. At the core of the book is a comprehensive set of stunning color photographs of nearly thirty well-preserved homes built by Chinese immigrants and their descendants in various countries of Southeast Asia. Images and drawings from southeastern China help clarify similarities and differences. For each home, extensive captions accompany the photographs and the essay supplies background information concerning the individual and family who built and resided in each house. The historical context, nature of the building, and the restoration history of the home is included. Extensive information about the symbolism implicit in the decorative elements that make up each of the homes is presented. This includes an examination of ornamental elements that are Chinese in origin as well as those decorative components that are Western. Chinese Houses of Southeast Asia has been written in a nontechnical style, accessible to lay readers who are interested in the extraordinary architectural heritage of China, much of which is only now beginning to be appreciated.

Author : Henry Inn
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 071030689X
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chinese Houses and Gardens written by Henry Inn and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2001 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Peter Lee
Publisher : Didier Millet,Csi
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Straits Chinese House written by Peter Lee and published by Didier Millet,Csi. This book was released on 2006 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Straits Chinese or Peranakan community is perhaps one of the oldest overseas Chinese communities in history, having established itself in the Malay archipelago as early as the seventeenth century.

Author : Elizabeth Wood
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Chinese House, Etc written by Elizabeth Wood and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ronald G. Knapp
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Chinese House written by Ronald G. Knapp and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pioneering work in Chinese domestic architecture examines for the first time the Chinese house from a cultural perspective. Knapp explores how the typical Chinese home reveals a long folk tradition of craft and symbolism, including the popular practices of fengshui. Extensively illustrated with wood block prints from traditional Chinese homes, original line drawings, and Knapp's own photographs, the book vividly portrays a living tradition of amazing resilience.

Author : Shiwu Li
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811654778
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Folklore Studies of Traditional Chinese House-Building written by Shiwu Li and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-11-25 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides extensive information on craftsmen-built houses in China. Though some inroads have been made in studying this folk custom, this work represents the first comprehensive and systematic monograph. The book examines the topic at the two main levels of “history” and “theory”. Combining historical textual research, contemporary textual research, and field study, the book presents systematic information on the folk custom of craftsmen-built houses in China. At the level of theoretical research, it puts forward some original opinions on the major theoretical issues, such as the folk custom of religious belief, the boundary between superstition and religion, and the relationship between oral literature and ritual. The book provides a guide to help readers systematically understand the folk custom of craftsmen-built houses in China. Sharing valuable insights into Chinese architectural history, as well as religious studies, cultural anthropology, and folklore, it will appeal to researchers in the fields of folklore, cultural anthropology, and architecture and can also serve as a popular science book for understanding Chinese architectural culture.

Author : Ronald G. Knapp
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462906680
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chinese Houses written by Ronald G. Knapp and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of ForeWord Magazine's Architecture "Book of the Year" Award! Exquisite examples of traditional dwellings are scattered throughout modern-day China. Chinese Houses focuses on 20 well-preserved traditional Chinese homes, presenting examples from a range of rural and metropolitan areas throughout China. The photographs of each are accompanied by extensive background information and historical content. An introductory essay examines the different types of Chinese homes and provides an overview of the rich regional variety of Chinese dwelling forms. It also provides insights into little-known design concepts that emphasize the flexibility, adaptability, and versatility of traditional building forms and the work of traditional craftsmen. Richly illustrated with photographs, woodblock prints, historic images, and line drawings, Chinese Houses portrays an architectural tradition of amazing range and resilience.

Author : Ronald G. Knapp
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book House, Home, Family written by Ronald G. Knapp and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on the work of scholars in anthropology, architecture, art, art history, geography, and history, this book explores and analyzes the functional, social, and symbolic attributes of Chinese dwellings. It clarifies the diverse nature of house, home, and family in China.

Author : Elizabeth WOOD (Novelist.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Chinese House ... A Novel of Java written by Elizabeth WOOD (Novelist.) and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: