Chinese Houses of Southeast Asia
Chinese Houses of Southeast Asia
- ISBN 13:
9780804839563
- ISBN 10:
0804839565
- Format: Hardcover
- Copyright: 12/10/2010
- Publisher: Tuttle Pub
- Newer Edition
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Summary
The multiple Chinese migrations from southeastern China to Southeast Asia have had important implications for both regions. In Southeast Asia this influence can be seen in the architecturally eclectic homes these migrants and their descendants built as they became successful; homes that combined Chinese, European and local influences, especially during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.Chinese Houses of Southeast Asiastrives not only to be an informative but also an authoritative book on the subject of hybrid architecturefilled with stunning color photographs and essays on nearly thirty well-preserved homes.