中国建筑(英文版)

有人说，了解一个国家可先从了解它的建筑开始，因为建筑是人类生活史的浓缩，建筑是活着的记忆，建筑是通俗易懂的语言。中国传统建筑与欧洲建筑、伊斯兰建筑并列为世界三大建筑体系，其一屋、一楼、一殿、一庙、一桥、一塔……无不有着文化、历史、政治、宗教、社会的影响。蔡燕歆著的《中国建筑(英文版)》以讲故事的方式，介绍中国不同建筑形态背后的文化内涵。 Someone says that to understand a country, one may begins from its architecture, since architecture is a concentration of history of human life, a living memory, and a language that is easy to understand. Traditional Chinese architecture, along with European architecture and Islamic architecture, are called three architectural systems of the world. Each one, no matter a room, a tower, a hall, a temple, a bridge, or a pagoda, reflects the influence of Chinese culture, history, politics, religion, and society. This book, in the form of telling stories, introduces the cultural connotation behind different Chinese architectural forms.

Cai Yanxin, born in Chongqing of Chinain April 1980, graduated in 2009 fromCollege of Architecture & City Planning atTongji University in Shanghai with a PhDdegree and is now an instructor at theFaculty of Architecture Southwest Jiao-tong University in Chengdu. Her researcharea includes Chinese traditional archi-tectural art, protection and reutilization ofChinese traditional architectures.

Preface Ancient Cities Capital Cities Provincial Cities Military Defense The Supreme Imperial Power Imperial Palaces Temples and Altars Imperial Mausoleums The Palaces of Gods Confucian Architecture Buddhist Architecture Taoist Architecture Islamic Architecture Christian Architecture Appreciation of Chinese Gardens Imperial Gardens Private Gardens Vernacular Dwellings Beijing Siheyuan Building (Courtyard Houses) Northwestern Cave Dwelling Huizhou Dwellings Upland Dwellings in Sichuan-Chongqing Region Earthen Houses of Fujian The Mongolian Yurt Xinjiang's Aywang Tibetan Stone Houses The Bamboo Houses of Dai Ethnic Group in Yunnan When East Met West Western Influences on Chinese Architecture The New National Formalism Architecture Towards a New Architecture Appendix: Chronological Table of the Chinese Dynasties