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PublisherTuttle Publishing
ISBN-100804834873
ISBN-139780804834872
eBay Product ID (ePID)2430117
Product Key Features
Book TitleYin Yu Tang : the Architecture and Daily Life of a Chinese House
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicBuildings / Residential, Historic Preservation / General, Vernacular, Customs & Traditions
Publication Year2003
IllustratorYes
GenreArchitecture, Social Science
AuthorNancy Berliner
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight40.2 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2002-041621
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"If only walls could talk? Well, Yin Yu Tang's did, and what a story they have to tell."--Asian Review of Books, "This book is recommended...for the Chinese history and culture sections of both public and academic libraries."-- Library Journal, "The complex tale of Yin Yu Tang's salvation, careful dismantling, painstaking reconstruction and authentic refurnishing at the New England institution is alluded to in a brief epilogue. But it is the profoundly moving saga of the Huang family, generations of whom lived and died in Yin Yu Tang, that raises this above a routine preservation success story. Their touching and uplifting stories, told in the first person through letters, diaries and interviews, confirm how the psychic relationship between house and home is by far the most elemental function of architecture."-- The New York Times, "If only walls could talk? Well, Yin Yu Tang's did, and what a story they have to tell."-Asian Review of Books, "This book is recommended...for the Chinese history and culture sections of both public and academic libraries."- Library Journal, "The complex tale of Yin Yu Tang's salvation, careful dismantling, painstaking reconstruction and authentic refurnishing at the New England institution is alluded to in a brief epilogue. But it is the profoundly moving saga of the Huang family, generations of whom lived and died in Yin Yu Tang, that raises this above a routine preservation success story. Their touching and uplifting stories, told in the first person through letters, diaries and interviews, confirm how the psychic relationship between house and home is by far the most elemental function of architecture."- The New York Times
Dewey Decimal728/.372/0951222
Table Of Content1. The history, culture and geography of the Huizhou region--portrait of a prosperous merchant culture 2. The architecture of the Chinese house--feng shui, construction methods, craftspeople, etc. 3. The Huang family--seven generations of Chinese family life at Yin Yu Tang 4. Ornament and objects--the cultural messages of decorations, furniture, family heirlooms, etc. 5. Yin Yu Tang in America--the restoration and reconstruction at the Peabody Essex Museum
SynopsisIn the late Qing dynasty, around the year 1800, a prosperous Chinese merchant named Huang built a house for his family in a remote village southwest of Shanghai. He named the house Yin Yu Tang which means Hall of Abundant Shelter--implying his desire for the building to shelter many of his descendants. For seven generations, members of the Huang family ate, slept, laughed, cried, married and gave birth in the house. By the mid-1990s, the surviving members of the Huang family had moved away from Yin Yu Tang to take jobs in the cities. In 2003 the house found a new home as a permanent exhibit in the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. This book, with its room-by-room, generation-by-generation documentation of life in the house, serves as a unique and invaluable introduction to traditional Chinese family and village life. Nancy Berliner, one of the country's foremost experts on Chinese furniture and arts, takes the reader on a tour of this unique homestead providing detail on Chinese architecture, construction methods, decoration, furniture and family heirlooms. She weaves a story of domestic life in Chinese culture by explaining the traditions of the family who lived here--especially their love and respect for family and ancestors. She also documents the remarkable restoration and reconstruction of YinYu Tang, truly a treasure trove of Chinese history. With hundreds of photographs, scores of primary documents, and thousands of fascinating details, Yin Yu Tang: The Architecture and Daily Life of a Chinese House offers a vivid portrait of everyday life in traditional China., Noted author/curator Nancy Berliner guides the reader through the impressive new exhibit at the Peabody Essex Museum, In the late Qing dynasty, around the year 1800, a prosperous Chinese merchant named Huang built a house for his family in a remote village southwest of Shanghai. He named the house Yin Yu Tang which means Hall of Abundant Shelter--implying his desire for the building to shelter many of his descendants. For seven generations, members of the Huang family ate, slept, laughed, cried, married and gave birth in the house. By the mid-1990s, the surviving members of the Huang family had moved away from Yin Yu Tang to take jobs in the cities. In 2003 the house found a new home as a permanent exhibit in the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. This book, with its room-by-room, generation-by-generation documentation of life in the house, serves as a unique and invaluable introduction to traditional Chinese family and village life. Nancy Berliner, one of the country's foremost experts on Chinese furniture and arts, takes the reader on a tour of this unique homestead providing detail on Chinese architecture, construction methods, decoration, furniture and family heirlooms. She weaves a story of domestic life in Chinese culture by explaining the traditions of the family who lived here--especially their love and respect for family and ancestors. She also documents the remarkable restoration and reconstruction of Yin Yu Tang, truly a treasure trove of Chinese history. With hundreds of photographs, scores of primary documents, and thousands of fascinating details, Yin Yu Tang: The Architecture and Daily Life of a Chinese House offers a vivid portrait of everyday life in traditional China.
LC Classification NumberNA7449.H85B47 2003
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- 02. Dez. 2024
This home was much more than a house and the history of the family can't be sepatated from it.
I purchased this book for a very small amount of money. It was in very good condition. I have been watching Chinese film (mostly period films) and the construction of Chinese homes is very interesting and how they were handed down in the families spoke to the preservation of them. Palace construction and large buildings from ancient times is particularly fascinating in how they survive earthquakes. I digress however, as the history of this house and how it survived so well over centuries is testament to the cleverness of that type of construction. Its a fascinating look at one family and the home it was for centuries.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
