内容简介
Chinesearchitecturehashadalustoryexceeding3,500yearsifweacknowledgethepalaceruinsoftheprehistoricShang-Yindynastyasitsearliestsurvivingexample.Architecturalcomplexesdescribedinancienttexts,suchasthe"HePalace"ofHuangdi(YellowEm-peror),suggesttheirexistenceattheverybeginningoftheChinesecivilization.Somefundamentalprin-aplesdevelopedbyarchitectsandbuilderscenturiesagohaveperpetuatedforthousandsofyears.OnesuchnotionismentionedinthechaptertitledDa-yu-mo(CounselsoftheGreatYu)inShangShu(BookofHistory):"puttingrightthevirtues,usingtoolsthatprovidetheconveniencesofdailylife,andsecuringtherichmeansofsustaininglifearethingsthatmustbeharmoniouslyattendedto."
作者简介
WangGuixiang,professoranddoctoraladvisoroftheSchoolofArchitecture,TsinghuaUniversity,isanacademicleaderinthefieldofarchitecturaltheoryandhistory.Hehasbeenallalongengagedintheresearchandteachingofhistoryandtheoryofarclutecture.In1981,hegainedamaster'sdegreeandin1996aPhD;hesuccessivelystudiedasavisitingscholarinEdinburghUniversityoftheUnitedKingdom,UniversityofPennsylvaniaandGettyCenteroftheUnitedStates.Atpresent,heisDirectorofArchitecturalHistoryandHeritagePreservationInstitute,SchoolofArchitecture,TsinghuaUniversity,Member-oftheAcademicDegreeCommitteeofTsinghuaUniversityandChairmanoftheAcademicDegreeSub-CommitteeofSchoolofArchitecture,TsinghuaUniversity.Concurrently,heisanexpertonNationalPublishingFundPanel,Vice-ChairmanofAncientGardenSub-SocietyofChinaHeritageSociety,andVice-ChairmanofForbiddenCitySociety.