On the Use and Meaning of Wood in Chinese Imperial Architecture
Wood is the primary structural building material of Chinese imperial architecture. This thesis argues that there are practical and symbolic reasons why wood was chosen instead of stone for politically and ritually important structures. Stone is connected to immortality and death so for buildings tha...
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University of Oregon
2016
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1794/19659 |