Historic Monuments of Mount Songshan

ISBN-13: 9789811590764 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 249 str.

Wei Ren; Yan He

Spis treści

Why is the term “the Central Kingdom”.- Mount Songshan: The Center of Heaven and Earth.- The Nation’s Grand Events: The Three Han Que Gates, the Zhongyue Temple and Sacrifices on Mountains.- The Observatory in the Center of Earth: The World of Astronomy in Ancient China.- The Chan Buddhism and Martial Art: Localization of Buddhism at Mount Songshan.- The Songyang Academy of Classical Learning: A Frontier of New Confucianism.- Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism at Mount Songshan: From Rivals to Being in Harmony.-  An Architectural Epitome.  

O autorze

Wei Ren was born in 1968 and graduated from Nankai University in 2001. He is currently the tutor of postgraduate students in the School of History of Zhengzhou University and the School of History of Nankai University. He is the Director of the Bureau of Cultural Relics of Zhengzhou City and the Executive Editor of the magazine Gudu Zhengzhou. The main research directions are Shang and Zhou history, archaeology and cultural heritage protection. He has participated in the national “Ninth Five-Year Plan” major scientific research projects, “Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties project”, “the study of historical buildings in heaven and earth”, “the protection of cultural heritage in the construction of new urbanization” and other topics.

Yan He, graduated from the School of Architecture of Tsinghua University, is a Professor from Guo Dailu. She is engaged in planning, designing and planning of industries related to architecture and urban heritage protection, and in the practice of digital reproduction and industrial transformation of cultural heritage. She is the project leader of the National Science and Technology Support Plan “Reproduction of Glory” Digital Yuanmingyuan Research and Cultural Tourism Application Demonstration Project. She is currently the Dean of Beijing Qingcheng Ruixian Institute of Digital Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, and the General Manager of Beijing Digital Yuanming Technology and Culture Co., Ltd.

Blurb

This book tells the story of the Mount Songshan area architecture in simple terms, while also providing detailed information on the history of Buddhist architecture. The history of the Mount Songshan area can be traced back to the Xia Dynasty in the 23rd century B.C. The heritage architecture in this area has seen the rise and fall of various powers – including the Han Dynasty, Northern Wei Dynasty, Tang and Song Empires, Jin Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty, and the Ming and Qing Empires – and reflects the character of each historical period. Over the past 2,000 years, history has been continuously woven into the architecture. The Mount Songshan area is, therefore, a perfect representation of the perpetual Chinese civilization, and the most magnificent museum of ancient Chinese architecture. Most importantly, these various types of architecture offer valuable insights into the architectural design and technologies of each historical period. The products of ingenuity and innovation, they are marvellous creations that ancient Chinese people took great pride in.