A history of Chinese architecture

PrefaceChapter One The Rites of Zhou and Institutions of Qin are Passed Down for a Hundred GenerationsChapter Two The Palace of Han is to be Lamented as Its Ground Overgrows with Rice and MilletChapter Three The Southern Dynasties are Known for Multistory Buildings and Terraces and the Northern Dynasties for PagodasChapter Four The Great Halls of Tang and High Towers of Liao Resemble Styles of Ancient TimesChapter Five The Dreamlike Glory of Bianliang and HangzhouChapter Six Temples in the Jin Capital and the Capital of YuanChapter Seven The Ming Emperor 's Audience HallChapter Eight Imperial Palaces and Gardens of the Qing DynastyChapter Nine Great Buildings in Historical BooksEpilogueSources of IllustrationsIndexPostscript