Architecture, ritual and cosmology in China : the buildings of the order of the Dong / Xuemei Li.

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ISBN
9781003228837 electronic book
1003228836 electronic book
9781000877113 electronic book
1000877116 electronic book
9781000877076 electronic book
1000877078 electronic book
9781032133553 hardcover
9781032133560 paperback
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İngilizce
Yazar
Li, Xuemei (Writer on architecture), 1967-
Yayın Bilgisi
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.
©2023
Fiziksel Niteleme
1 online resource (x, 273 pages) : illustrations, map.
Dizi
Routledge research in architecture series
Özet, vb.
"Drawing on the author's extensive fieldwork in the Dong areas in southwest China, this book presents a detailed picture of the Dong's buildings and techniques, with new insights into the Dong's cosmology and rituals of everyday life meshed with the architecture, and the symbolic meanings. It examines how the buildings and techniques of the Dong are ordered and influenced by the local culture and context. The timber bridges and drum towers are the Dong's most prominent architectural monuments. Usually built elaborately with multiple roofs, these bridges and drum towers were designed and maintained by the local carpenters who also built the village suspended houses, in an oral tradition carried down from father to son or to apprentice. They were funded entirely by the local people, and the bridges tend to be built in places without great pressure of traffic or another bridge already existing close by. Why does such great expense go into the Dong's buildings with elaboration? How were they built? And what do they mean to their users and builders? This book is an anthropological study on the Dong's architecture and technique, and it aims to contribute a discourse on the interdisciplinary research area. It is suitable for graduate and postgraduate readers"-- Provided by publisher.
Konu
Architecture, Dong.
Ethnic architecture __ China, Southwest.
Vernacular architecture __ China, Southwest.
Architecture and cosmology __ China, Southwest.
Symbolism in architecture __ China, Southwest.
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