A Closer Look at the Forbidden City's Architecture

【Editor's Recommendation】
☆ A new masterpiece by Zhou Qian, a researcher at the Palace Museum and an expert on the Palace Museum's ancient architecture. ☆ Highly recommended by Shan Jixiang, Jin Hongkui, and Zhu Yong. ☆ Professionally illustrated explanations of palace architecture, fascinating stories about the Palace Museum's ancient architecture, and 235 high-definition color images. From a single tile to an entire city, explore the secrets of the Palace Museum's architecture. [Introduction]
From the digital code of the square root of two to the precisely designed drainage system, from the panoramic painting of the Juanqinzhai to the talisman guarding the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Zhou Qian, a researcher at the Palace Museum and an expert on ancient architecture, uses solid professional knowledge and detailed documentary materials to realistically reproduce the construction process, meticulously disassemble the structure and layout of the ancient buildings, explore the history and culture behind the buildings, and supplemented by 235 high-definition color images to fully present the exquisiteness and magnificence of the Forbidden City's architecture.
【Professional Review】
This book is the crystallization of the author's many years of work practice and research results. At the knowledge level, it not only includes the history, culture, technology and art of ancient Chinese architecture, but also covers knowledge in many fields such as ancient Chinese mechanics, chemistry, materials, feng shui, philosophy, etc. The text is easy to understand and rich in pictures. It is a rare reading material of China's excellent traditional culture.
——Shan Jixiang

2023-01-01

上海人民出版社

Century Wenjing, Movable Type Culture

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