Chinese Vernacular Architecture Links
CHINESE VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE
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Beijing Cultural Heritage Protection Center-CHP - Chinese Vernacular Architecture
A Blog about Ancient and Modern Vernacular Architecture in China by Yan Wencheng - Friends of Old Beijing
- Asian Academy for Heritage Management
- Yin Yu Tang: A Home for Chinese Art, Architecture, and Culture, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem MA
- Herbert Offen Research Collection,Peabody Essex Museum, Salem MA
- The Architecture of China
- “A Room of One’s Own: Housing Consumption & Residential Crowding in Transitional Urban China” by Youqin Huang
- Beijing’s Quadrangles–Siheyuan
- Chinese Earth Sheltered Dwellings by Paul Long
- Chinese Rural Architecture, photographs by Olivier Laude/Text by Ronald G. Knapp
- Clan Homes in Fujian by Jens Aaberg-J?rgensen
- Diaolou, Kaiping, Guangdong
- Earthen Houses (Tulou), Fujian
- “Homes” in A Visual Sourcebook for Chinese Civilization by Patricia Ebrey
- House Home Family: Living & Being Chinese symposium webcast, China Institute, NY April 28, 2001
- Vernacular Architecture in Historic Chinese Cities–Quanzhou & Beijing
- Tibetan Houses & Architecture–Tibet Heritage Fund
- YURTS: Living in the Round
- Asian Architecture Links
- Asian Historical Architecture–China
- AsiaSource: Architecture & Monuments
- Beijing Guide–360° View
- Bibliography of Photo Albums & Materials related to Photography in China & Tibet before 1949 compiled by Thomas H. Hahn
- Built Heritage in Hong Kong
- ‘Canopy Bed in Light of Chinese Architecture’ by Sarah Handler
- China Housing
- China’s Bridges
- China–Exploring the Interior
- China Folklore Photographic Association (Links to Winning Photographs along Top)
- Chinese Architecture–about.com
- Chinese Architectural Heritage Unit (CAHU)–Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Chinese Palace Architecture
- Chinese Architecture Links sina.com.cn (in Chinese)
- Chinese Architecture–WWW Virtual Library
- Chinese Art and Architecture: An Annotated List of Recent Works in Western Languages–Smithsonian
- Chinese Studies WWW Virtual Library–Architecture
- Conserving Tibetan Art and Architecture
- Dong yuan–The Eastern Garden of Yangzhou A Virtual Tour by Jin Feng
- The Forbidden City– A Virtual Tour
- Made in China–Chinese Architecture
- Old Chinese Maps
- Osvald Siren “Images of China’s Imperial Palaces”
- Palace Museum–Forbidden City
- Shanghai Longtang
- Yingzao Fashi Project (animations, interactive model & slide show) by Andrew Li
- Nanjing’s City Walls
- History of Gardens in China and Japan by François Louis
- Hong Kong Declared Monuments
- Hong Kong Heritage Trails
- Planning & Architecture in China by Tan Ying and Johan Nilsson
- Shanghai’s Historical Western Architecture
- STRIKING A HARMONIOUS CHORD: Foreign Missionaries & Chinese-style Buildings by Jeffrey W. Cody
- China Through the Stereoscope
- Chinese Art & Architecture: An Annotated List of Recent Works in Western Languages–Smithsonian
- Chinese Folk Art
- Classical Chinese Furniture
- Getty Conservation Institute–The China Principles
- Cultural Heritage Watch
- The Nianhua Gallery by James A. Flath
- New York Chinese Scholar’s Garden
- Tianjin: 600 Years of Urban Development and Planning
- Taishun Covered Bridges
- Taishun Corridor Bridges
- UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards
- UNESCO Culture in Asia and the
WEBSITES FOR INDIVIDUAL CHINESE VILLAGES, TOWNS, AND HOUSES
A listing of Open-air Villages and Town Museums in China
- Cao Family Manor, Shanxi
- Chang Family Manor, Shanxi
- Chen Family Manor, Shanxi
- Chuandixia, Beijing suburbs
- Ci Qi Kou, Sichuan
- Dingcun, Shanxi
- Gu Cheng Yan, Anhui
- Hongcun and Xidi, Anhui
- Hongkeng,Fujian
- Kangbaiwan, Henan
- Lijiang: Yunnan
- Likeng: Jiangxi
- Likeng (different one): Jiangxi
- Long Bow Village, Shanxi
- Luzhi, Jiangsu
- Mei Lanfang’s Beijing Residence
- Mu Family Manor, Shandong
- Nanxijiang area, Zhejiang
- Nanxun, Zhejiang
- Qiankou, Anhui
- Qu Family Manor,Shanxi
- Shaoshan, Hunan
- SUCCESS–7 Villages in China
- Tai Fu Tai, Hong Kong
- Wang Family Manor, Shanxi
- Yancun, Jiangxi
- Watertowns Generally
- Wuzhen, Zhejiang
- Xiaoqi, Jiangxi
- Xitang, Jiangsu
- Zheyuan, Jiangxi
- Zhouzhuang, Jiangsu
- Zhuge, Zhejiang
- Frommer’s CHINA Best Countryside Retreats
- Frommer’s CHINA Best Mansions & Palaces
- Frommer’s CHINA Best Small Towns & Villages
- Frommer’s CHINA Best Up-and-Coming Destinations
Beyond China: Asia’s Old Dwellings & Ancient Architecture
- ArchNet Images of Buildings All Over the World
- Art Gallery Worldwide
- AsiaLinks: Arts & Culture–Architecture & Monuments
- Asian Architecture Links
- Asian Historical Architecture
- Asian Tradition in Architecture
- Castles of Japan
- Chinese, Japanese and Indian Architecture Travel since 1993
- Construction of a Yurt
- Explore Korea: A Visit to Grandfather’s House–Seattle Art Museum (including materials for teachers & kids)
- Gassho-style Farmhouses in Japan
- Great Buildings Online–3-D Models
- greenhomebuilding.com
- History of Korean Architecture
- Human Settlements in Asia
- Internet Sources in Architecture and Architectural History
- Japanese Architecture in Kansai
- Kamthieng House–Thailand
- Katsura Rikyu’s Concept and Technique of Expression
- Korean Folk Villages–Korea’s Traditional Dwellings
- Museum Meiji-Mura–Japan
- Taman Mini–Indonesia
- Teahouse Project-Cornell University
- The Japanese House: Or, why the Western architect has difficulties to understand it by Nold Egenter
- Traditional Korean Houses
Visit China & More for an extensive list of web links concerning China in particular,
Geography in general, and The New Paltz region.