Ideal landscapes and the deep meaning of Feng-shui / Kongjian Yu.

"This is a book about ideal landscapes and Feng-Shui. Using evolutionary and anthropological approaches, Peking University professor Kongjian Yu, who holds a doctorate degree in Design from Harvard, explores the origin, structure, and meanings of Feng-Shui in juxtaposition to the ideal landscape mod...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Sheng wu yu wen hua ji yin shang de tu shi. English
Main Author: Yu, Kongjian (Author)
Language:English
Language of the Original:
Chinese
Language and/or Writing System:
Translated from the Chinese.
Published: [Novato, California] : Oro Editions, [2019]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Landscapes > China.
Feng shui.
Landscapes > Philosophy.
Landscapes > Social aspects.
Landscape architecture > China.
Landscapes.
Physical Description:156 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The ideal model of Feng-shui
  • The same structure with no coincidence
  • From Marmot to Robinson Crusoe
  • The satisfactory model of primitive Chinese habitations
  • The basin experience influence to the model of Feng-shui in the culture of Chines agriculture
  • The interpretation system of Fengshui concerning the sense of fortune in landscape.