四合院 Siheyuan - Sheltered places in an extreme prairie climate

Siheyuan is a traditional Chinese dwelling type. The term is made up with three characters: Si means four, He means enclosure and Yuan means yard. The literal translation of Siheyuan means quadrangle. I have a great childhood memory of living in such kind of environment. It has remained my study int...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wang, Bing
Other Authors: Straub, Dietmar (Landscape Architecture)
Published: 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/32196