Chinese Bridges: Living Architecture from China's Past
Author: Ronald G. Knapp
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 272
In Chinese Bridges, Ronald G. Knapp, one of the foremost experts on Chinese culture and historical geography, gives these under-regarded marvels of Chinese architecture their due. Guiding readers on an erudite and enlightening tour of both famous Chinese bridges and those newly discovered by western eyes, Knapp shows that-far from merely utilitarian-the bridges of China are dramatic, majestic, and even daring.
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 272
In Chinese Bridges, Ronald G. Knapp, one of the foremost experts on Chinese culture and historical geography, gives these under-regarded marvels of Chinese architecture their due. Guiding readers on an erudite and enlightening tour of both famous Chinese bridges and those newly discovered by western eyes, Knapp shows that-far from merely utilitarian-the bridges of China are dramatic, majestic, and even daring.
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Author: Ronald G. Knapp
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 272
In Chinese Bridges, Ronald G. Knapp, one of the foremost experts on Chinese culture and historical geography, gives these under-regarded marvels of Chinese architecture their due. Guiding readers on an erudite and enlightening tour of both famous Chinese bridges and those newly discovered by western eyes, Knapp shows that-far from merely utilitarian-the bridges of China are dramatic, majestic, and even daring.
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 272
In Chinese Bridges, Ronald G. Knapp, one of the foremost experts on Chinese culture and historical geography, gives these under-regarded marvels of Chinese architecture their due. Guiding readers on an erudite and enlightening tour of both famous Chinese bridges and those newly discovered by western eyes, Knapp shows that-far from merely utilitarian-the bridges of China are dramatic, majestic, and even daring.
Chinese Bridges: Living Architecture from China's Past