Chinese bridges : living architecture from China's past / Ronald G. Knapp ; photography by A. Chester Ong ; foreword by Peter Bol.

By: Knapp, Ronald G, 1940- [author.]Contributor(s): Ong, A. Chester (Andrew Chester) [photographer.] | Bol, Peter Kees [author of foreword.]Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Tokyo ; Rutland, VT : Tuttle Pub., 2008©2008 Description: 272 pages : color illustrations, map ; 32 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780804838849 (paperback)Subject(s): Bridges -- China | Bridges -- China -- Pictorial worksLOC classification: TG101 .K63 2008
Contents:
Foreward / Peter Bol -- China's Ancient Bridge Building Traditions -- Chinese Bridges as Living Architecture -- China's Fine Heritage Bridges -- Bridges of the Forbidden City -- Sea Palace Bridges -- "Garden of Gardens" Bridges -- Lugou Bridge -- Zhaozhou Bridge -- Dulin Bridge and Shan Bridge -- Jingxing Bridge -- Baling Bridge -- Hongjun Brige -- Jiemei Bridges -- Anlan Suspension Bridge -- Bridges in the Lower Yangzi Watertowns -- Suzhou and Hangzhou Garden Bridges -- Wuting Bridge -- Baodai Bridge -- Huizhou Covered Bridge -- Caihong Bridge -- Bei'an Bridge -- Megalithic Stone Beam Bridge -- Covered Wooden Bridges -- Dong "Wind-and-Rain" Bridges
Summary: Bridges, the least known and understood of China's many wonders, are one of its most striking and resilient feats of architectural prowess. Chinese Bridges brings together a thorough look at these marvels from one of the world's leading experts on Chinese culture and historical geography, Ronald G. Knapp. While many consider bridges to be merely utilitarian, the bridges of China move beyond that stereotype, as many are undeniably dramatic, even majestic and daring. Chinese Bridges illustrates in detail 20 well-preserved ancient bridges, along with descriptions and essays on the distinctive architectural elements shared by the various designs. For the first time in an English-language book, Chinese Bridges records scores of newly discovered bridges across China's vast landscape, illustrated with over 400 color photographs, as well as woodblock prints, historic images, paintings and line drawings.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-[263]) and index.

Foreward / Peter Bol -- China's Ancient Bridge Building Traditions -- Chinese Bridges as Living Architecture -- China's Fine Heritage Bridges -- Bridges of the Forbidden City -- Sea Palace Bridges -- "Garden of Gardens" Bridges -- Lugou Bridge -- Zhaozhou Bridge -- Dulin Bridge and Shan Bridge -- Jingxing Bridge -- Baling Bridge -- Hongjun Brige -- Jiemei Bridges -- Anlan Suspension Bridge -- Bridges in the Lower Yangzi Watertowns -- Suzhou and Hangzhou Garden Bridges -- Wuting Bridge -- Baodai Bridge -- Huizhou Covered Bridge -- Caihong Bridge -- Bei'an Bridge -- Megalithic Stone Beam Bridge -- Covered Wooden Bridges -- Dong "Wind-and-Rain" Bridges

Bridges, the least known and understood of China's many wonders, are one of its most striking and resilient feats of architectural prowess. Chinese Bridges brings together a thorough look at these marvels from one of the world's leading experts on Chinese culture and historical geography, Ronald G. Knapp. While many consider bridges to be merely utilitarian, the bridges of China move beyond that stereotype, as many are undeniably dramatic, even majestic and daring. Chinese Bridges illustrates in detail 20 well-preserved ancient bridges, along with descriptions and essays on the distinctive architectural elements shared by the various designs. For the first time in an English-language book, Chinese Bridges records scores of newly discovered bridges across China's vast landscape, illustrated with over 400 color photographs, as well as woodblock prints, historic images, paintings and line drawings.