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Origin and Development of Dougong and Zaojing in Early China

Jing Xie
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Architectural Conservation
Architectural Elements
Architectural Heritage
Architectural Heritage Conservation
Asian Art
Asian Art And Architecture
Author_Jing Xie
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Chinese Bronze Age
Chinese History
Chinese Traditional Architecture
Commercial Buildings
Cultural And Commercial Buildings
Cultural Buildings
Dougong And Zaojing
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Han Dynasty
Han Dynasty Architecture
Imperial China
Magical Worldview
modern architectural scholars
mystical and magical world-view
Mystical And Magical Worldview
Mystical Worldview
Royal Palaces
Royal Palaces And Temples
Temples
Traditional Architecture
Traditional Chinese Architecture
traditional Chinese buildings

Product details

  • ISBN 9781785279423
  • Weight: 454g
  • Dimensions: 153 x 229mm
  • Publication Date: 04 Apr 2023
  • Publisher: Anthem Press
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Description

This book focuses on two significant architectural elements in traditional Chinese buildings, that is, Dougong and Zaojing. Dougong is a bracket set often sitting above columns and beams as a key component in the great buildings and tombs of imperial China. Zaojing is a special structure sunken into the ceiling, often profusely decorated with carvings and colorful paintings in various motifs. The book inquires about the origin of Dougong and Zaojing in the Chinese Bronze Age, and their heavenly interpretations in the Han dynasty (206 BCE–220). Compared to their later technically oriented development during the Tang to the Qing dynasties (c. 618–1912), and their preservation and innovative reinterpretation in modern times, the rich cultural meanings originally embodied in Dougong and Zaojing have almost disappeared. 
About Jing Xie

Jing Xie is an architectural historian with research interests in the architecture and urbanism of China. He is the author of Chinese Urbanism: Urban Form and Life in the Tang-Song Dynasties (2020) and Heritage-Led Urban Regeneration in China (2017, with Tim Heath).

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