Ancient Chinese Architecture: Ritual and Ceremonious Buildings

Su, Dazhang

ISBN 10: 321183012X / ISBN 13: 9783211830123

Published by Springer,Wien New York, 2002

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2002, 186(2) Seiten, Text English, OLeinen mit OU, sehr schön erhalten, nahezu neuwertig, erscheint unbenutzt (Cloth, DJ, nearly as new seems unused).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ancient Chinese Architecture: Ritual and Ceremonious Buildings
• Publisher: Springer,Wien New York
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 321183012X
• ISBN 13: 9783211830123
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1. Auflage
• Condition: Sehr gut

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Synopsis

Innumerable sacrificial altars and ancestral temples bear witness to the role of Confucianism, which was the dominant ideology in China for over 2000 years. Many of these elegant ritual and ceremonial buildings are devoted exclusively to the remains of illustrious forebears, emperors and kings. The scale and form adopted by the various buildings was dictated by the strict codes of Confucian rites which were often also dedicated to the moon, the sun, the universe and the rivers. Among the most elegant examples are the Temple of Heaven, The Temple of Confucius, The Ancestral Temple, The Temple of State and the Dai Temple.