Bridges; the least known and understood of Chinas many wonders; are one of its most striking and resilient feats of architectural prowess. Chinese Bridges brings together a thorough look at the marvels of Chinese bridge design from one of the worlds leading experts on Chinese culture and historical geography; Ronald G. Knapp. While many consider bridges to be merely utilitarian civil engineering; the bridges of China move beyond that stereotype; as many are undeniably dramatic; even majestic and daring. Chinese Bridges illustrates in detail 20 well-preserved ancient bridges along with descriptions and essays on the distinctive architectural elements shared by the various designs. For the first time in an English-language book; Chinese Bridges records scores of newly discovered bridges across Chinas vast landscape; illustrated with over 400 color photographs; as well as woodblock prints; historic images; paintings and line drawings.
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