Architecture, Ritual and Cosmology in China
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Architecture, Ritual and Cosmology in China

The Buildings of the Order of the Dong

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Architecture, Ritual and Cosmology in China

The Buildings of the Order of the Dong

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Drawing on the author's extensive fieldwork in the Dong areas in southwest China, this book presents a detailed picture of the Dong's buildings and techniques, with new insights into the Dong's cosmology and rituals of everyday life meshed with the architecture, and the symbolic meanings. It examines how the buildings and techniques of the Dong are ordered and influenced by the local culture and context.

The timber bridges and drum towers are the Dong's most prominent architectural monuments. Usually built elaborately with multiple roofs, these bridges and drum towers were designed and maintained by the local carpenters who also built the village suspended houses, in an oral tradition carried down from father to son or to apprentice. They were funded entirely by the local people, and the bridges tend to be built in places without great pressure of traffic or another bridge already existing close by. Why does such great expense go into the Dong's buildings with elaboration? How were they built? And what do they mean to their users and builders?

This book is an anthropological study on the Dong's architecture and technique, and it aims to contribute a discourse on the interdisciplinary research area. It is suitable for graduate and postgraduate readers.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2023
ISBN
9781000877113
Edition
1
Topic
Architecture
Subtopic
Architecture General

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgement
  9. 1 The Geography of the Dong
  10. 2 The Cosmology of Separation and Reunion of the Dong
  11. 3 The Drum Towers as the Cosmological Centre of Separation and Reunion
  12. 4 Wind and Water (fengshui 风水) in Shaping the Dong Villages
  13. 5 The Traditional Building Techniques of the Dong
  14. 6 The Rituals which Accompany the Construction of Dong Houses
  15. 7 Conclusion: Symbolic Meaning, Ritual and Architectural Order
  16. Bibliography
  17. Index