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Yin Yu Tang: The Architecture and Daily Life of a Chinese House
Yin Yu Tang The Architecture and Daily Life of a Chinese House Author:Nancy Berliner Recognized by the New York Times as one of the year's best architecture books, Yin Yu Tang tells the fascinating story a house an its effect on generations of residents. During the second half of the Qing dynasty in China (1644-1911), a prosperous merchant surnamed Huang built a new home for his family in the remote mountain village that had be... more »en home to his ancestors for more than 20 generations. The handsome two-story structure, which he named Yin Yu Tang, would house his descendants for the next seven generations--through some of the most tumultuous periods in Chinese history. Yin Yu Tang: The Architecture and Daily Life of a Chinese House, provides an in-depth look at Chinese domestic culture, architecture, artistry, and history, as well as their impact on individual lives, through a detailed exploration of this house--which has been moved and rebuilt at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. Founded in 1799, the Peabody Essex Museum is the country's oldest continually operating museum. The New York Times has called it "a cross-cultural marvel." Yin Yu Tang will be a permanent installation at the Museum, and it will play an important part in Museum programs and promotions. Yin Yu Tang opened to the public in April 2003, as part of a $100 million expansion to the Peabody-Essex Museum. Much more than a companion piece to the museum exhibit, the book Yin Yu Tang makes for an intruiging read in its own right.« less
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