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Abstract: Chu culture is an important branch of ancient Chinese culture. Its artistic style takes romanticism as a basic feature that contrasts with the realistic culture of the Central Plains. Qin eradicated the six countries (230–221 BC) and unified tianxia (land under heaven), bringing destruction to the state of Chu and leading to the decline of Chu culture. However, traces of the romantic...

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Abstract: The essence of traditional Chinese architecture can be observed in vernacular architecture, which is an indispensable and important branch of traditional Chinese culture. The Wuchu culture deeply influenced western Hunan and western Hubei, which belonged to the ancient state of Chu and where the Tujia and Miao minorities now live. Based on an analysis of the historical and cultural or...

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Abstract: Traditional construction technology heritage has its own unique rules and methods regarding propagation. Prior studies on this subject are based on research of local construction techniques in the southern part of the Yangtze River. Against this backdrop, we aim to study all vernacular architecture in southern China. Then, based on research of representative craftsperson factions, we ...

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Abstract: The study, through an extensive literature review and field investigations, compares descriptions of Chu customs in historical documents and those from memories in Miao folk literature. These include seating culture, ritual space and orientation, nodes in witchcraft cultural space, and constructional customs. The relationship between the Miao residential culture and ancient Chu cultur...

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Abstract: On the basis of a review of the existing literature on Huxiang vernacular architecture and the analysis of the relationship between the architecture in Hunan and in the surrounding areas, this article focuses on the architecture in the Xiang dialect area, paying special attention to six dialect sub-areas divided primarily by following the distribution of dialect area, sub-area and his...

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WARFIELD COLUMN XI Ghosts, Shadows and Palimpsests: Memory in Architectur

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Abstract: Research on the traditional academy has mainly focused on its historical origin, institution, spatial configuration and cultural context. However, a systematic recognition of its value and methodologies for its sustainable conservation and adaptive reuse within contemporary society remain gaps within the literature. This article proposes a concept of spatial heritage that draws on the...

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Abstract: This article presents a critical assessment of the implementation and impacts of various conservation master plans formulated for Zhangguying Village, the culturally and historically famous village in Hunan Province of China. It begins by reviewing conservation planning and protection relating to historical and cultural Chinese towns and villages. Subsequently, it reports on the findi...

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Abstract: The concept of a heritage corridor originated in the United States and is a new method for the regional protection of linear cultural heritage sites. Constructing heritage corridors accurately is of great significance for the protection of the integrity and authenticity of the Ancient Tea Road’s architectural heritage. This study explores a rational construction of the architectural ...

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Abstract: Against the background of the rapid economic changes in China, the great quantity and volume of architecture in the cities can overwhelm our senses. The architecture and interior design of the Yinziwu Museum in Changde, Hunan Province, expresses reverence and remembrance for the local history. This building is a spatial annotation in the inheritance and revival of Chinese culture. The...

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