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Skyscraper Page http://www.skyscraperpage.com comparison chart that includes year of construction, number of stories, and height in meters and feet. |
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| Yin Yu Tang, A Chinese Home - http://www.pem.org/yinyutang/ Interactive tour of a house that belonged to a merchant from the late Qing dynasty, and was originally located in southeastern China. From the Peabody Essex Museum. [Requires Flash]. |
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| Scenery
of China - http://pasture.ecn.purdue.edu/~agenhtml/agenmc/china/scenery.html
Virtual tour with expandable photographs and brief history taken from Beijing: Glimpses of Histor.' Includes the Forbidden City, Great Wall and Imperial Gardens. Part of Art of China by Remy Rong Guo. |
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| China's Rural Architecture - http://www.atlasmagazine.com/photo/laude6/
Photographs by Olivier Laude and brief texts by Ronald G. Knapp. Up to ten photographs per province. |
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| China Travel: Architecture
of China - http://www.chinaetravel.com/china/architec.html
An illustrated introduction to the terminology, plan-form and motifs of ancient Chinese architecture. |
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| Architecture at a Juncture - http://www.gluckman.com/ArchChina.html
Article discussing new buildings planned for the country. By Ron Gluckman. |
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| About.com:
Chinese Architecture - http://chineseculture.about.com/culture/cultureasia/chineseculture/msub10.htm
With links and articles about Chinese architecture in English and Chinese. |
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| Beijing Museum of Ancient Architectures - http://www.bjww.gov.cn/maine.htm A museum devoted to the collection, study and display of China's ancient architectural technology, art and development history. |
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| Chinese Earth
Sheltered Dwellings - http://www.class.uidaho.edu/arch499/nonwest/china/
Paul Long provides an illustrated overview of this type of vernacular architecture, with bibliography and links. |
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| Glass Steel and Stone - http://glasssteelandstone.home.att.net/CN.htm
Pictures and information about the buildings and monuments of China. |
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