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Resources in This Category

• China Travel: Architecture of China

  http://www.chinaetravel.com/china/architec.html
  An illustrated introduction to the terminology, plan-form, and motifs of ancient Chinese architecture.

• China's Rural Architecture

  http://www.atlasmagazine.com/photo/laude6/
  Photographs by Olivier Laude and brief texts by Ronald G. Knapp. Up to ten photographs per province.

• Chinavista: Chinese Pavilions

  http://www.chinavista.com/experience/pavilion/pavilion.html
  Illustrated introduction to pavilions based on material supplied by Du Feibao.

• Chinavista: Siheyuan

  http://www.chinavista.com/experience/siheyuan/siheyuan.html
  Illustrated introduction to the quadrangle form, based on material supplied by Du Feibao.

• Chinese Civilization: Homes

  http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/home/3homintr.htm
  Washington University presents an illustrated introduction to Chinese architecture from the Ming dynasty onwards. Includes construction methods, materials, layout, orientation, and interiors.

• Clan Homes in Fujian

  http://www.chinadwelling.dk/
  Jens Aaberg-Jorgensen's illustrated article on these remarkable traditional dwellings in China, originally published in Danish in Arkitekten no. 28, November 2000, translated and updated in the online edition.

• Sustainable Urban Housing in China

  http://chinahousing.mit.edu/
  A study by the MIT Building Technology Group exploring the design, technology, and implementation of environmentally responsive urban housing in China.

• Yin Yu Tang, A Chinese Home

  http://www.pem.org/yinyutang/
  Interactive tour of a house that belonged to a merchant from the late Qing dynasty and was originally located in southeastern China. From the Peabody Essex Museum. [Requires Flash]

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