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Zi jin cheng gong dian. English.

Palaces of the Forbidden City / chief compiler, Yu Zhuoyun ; translators, Ng Mau-Sang, Chan Sinwai and Puwen Lee ; consultant editor, Graham Hutt ; [photographers, Alfred Ko and Hu Chui] = [Zi jin cheng gong dian / Yu Zhuoyun zhu bian].

New York : Viking Press, 1984.

332 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 37 cm

Zi jin cheng gong dian. English.

Forbidden City (Beijing, China)

Palaces -- China -- Beijing.

Beijing (China) -- Buildings, structures, etc.

Yu, Zhuoyun.

Gao, Zhiqiang.

Hu, Chui.

Translation of: Zi jin cheng gong dian.

Parallel title with author statement in Chinese characters.

Includes bibliographical references (page 328) and index.

Introduction / Yu Zhuoyun. History -- Construction -- Famous craftsmen and their work -- The art of architecture -- The principles of yin and yang and the five elements in architectural design. Main structures of the forbidden city. The city walls and moat -- The outer court -- The inner court -- Gardens -- Theatrical stages -- Buddhist and Taoist halls and other places of worship -- Reading rooms and libraries -- Government offices. Architectural composition and decoration. Terraces and balustrades -- Timber construction -- Bracketing -- Roof forms and their decoration -- Inner and outer eave fittings -- Caissons and ceilings -- Painted decoration of structural members -- Glazed ornaments. Services. Bridges and culverts -- Water supply and drainage -- Heating -- Lighting. Appendices. Plans of the main structures of the Forbidden city -- Chronology -- Outline of the major dynasties of China.

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