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100 1 Nan, Shun-xun,|d1934-
245 10 China's sacred sites /|cNan Shunxun and Beverly Foit-
Albert.
264 1 Honesdale, PA :|bHimalayan Institute Press,|c[2007]
264 4 |c©2007
300 viii, 259 pages :|billustrations (some color), maps ;|c29
cm
336 text|btxt|2rdacontent
337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia
338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier
504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-254) and
index.
505 0 Foreword / Kenneth Frampton -- Part I. Mountainscape
culture and architecture : The silent music of
architecture / Bonnie Foit-Albert -- Mountainscape culture
and feng shui / Nan Shun-xun -- Geography and building
layout / Nan Shun-Xun -- Architectural elements / Nan Shun
-Xun -- Part II. Selected sites : Spacious summits : Mount
Tai, the first mountain ; Mount Dochuan, aloof from the
world ; Xiaoxitian, metaphor of the phoenix ; Mount Jin,
wrapped in temples ; Dongyue Temple, the interplay of yin
& yang ; Mount Wutai, five terrace peaks ; Mount Tiantai,
the Fortress temple -- Cliff Structures : Xuankong,
suspended temple ; Shibaozai, a path within a tower ;
Longmen Dong, a ladder to heaven ; Yungang Grotto,
structures in the stone ; North Mount Heng, both hidden
and exposed ; Gongxian, the suspended coffins of the Bo ;
Qinglong Dong, a unique meeting ground ; Mount Cang, the
hidden mountain memorial -- Cave sites : Mount North
Yandang, the search for deep awakening ; Ganlu, a temple
on a pillar ; South Mount Yandang, lions frolicking with a
ball ; Wufeng Academy, primitive simplicity ; Tianshui,
the immortals' cliff ; Baofuyan, a grand open cavern ;
Fangguangyan, borrowing heaven and earth ; Changyu
Dongtian, quarry cave heaven -- Mountainside temples :
Mount Kongtong, thunder sound peak ; Mount Qingcheng,
green city mountain ; Erfo Temple, an entrance from above
; Mount Cangyan, temple on a bridge ; Mount Wudang, the
nine curves wall ; Dazu Grotto, eaves on a cliff ; Erwang
Memorial, a shifting axis ; Feiyunyan, building into rock
-- Mountain Villages : Baoshan, a village on a rock ;
Xijiang, a thousand family village ; Ganbao, stone terrace
houses ; Xituo, ladder street ; Wuzheng, a loess cave
village -- Riverside and lake sites : Fulong Guan, an
irrigation memorial ; Leshan, a grand Buddha where rivers
meet ; Jiaxian, the incense burner temple ; Yenshui
Pavilion, a poetic lakeside courtyard ; East Lake, a small
scenic quarry -- Location of sites -- Glossary -- Timeline
of Chinese dynasties.
520 "Examines how Chinese mountainscape culture merges
architecture and nature by documenting over 50 ancient
architectural and environmental sites, and featuring over
250 photographs and 100 architectural drawings. Provides
overview of traditional Chinese philosophies of Buddhism,
Taoism, and Confucianism, and explains the historical
roots of feng shui, yin and yang, and chi"--Provided by
publisher.
650 0 Buddhist temples|zChina.
650 0 Taoist temples|zChina.
650 0 Hillside architecture|zChina.
650 0 Vernacular architecture|zChina.
650 0 Spirituality in architecture.
700 1 Foit-Albert, Beverly,|d1938-
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