Beautiful China

Reflections on Landscape Architecture in Contemporary China

Richard J. Weller, Tatum L. Hands

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English

Oro Editions
16 February 2021

City & town planning - architectural aspects

"Beautiful China is the title of the Chinese government's broad policy to ensure the traditions and esthetics of Chinese culture not only survive as heritage but apply to contemporary society and to the future. Beautiful China is also nested within the larger policy concept of creating an ""ecological civilization."" Applied to a nation of over 1.3 bi"

By: Richard J. Weller, Tatum L. Hands
Imprint: Oro Editions
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 229mm,
Weight: 1.228kg
ISBN: 9781943532810
ISBN 10: 1943532818
Pages: 212
Publication Date: 16 February 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Richard J. Weller is the Meyerson Chair of Urbanism, professor, and chair of Landscape Architecture, and co-director of the McHarg Center at the University of Pennsylvania. Tatum L. Hands, PhD is the editor in chief of the LA+ Interdisciplinary Journal of Landscape Architecture, University of Pennsylvania. Images by Shengyuan Zheng. Contributors: Rui Yang, Yufan Zhu, Yuning Cheng, Binyi Liu, Hui Liu, Xiangrong Wang, Feng Han, Tao Han, Zheng Chen, Wei Guo, Jason Zhisen Ho, Yuelai Liu, Shulin Shi, Zhifang Wang, Jinshi Zhang, Tianjie Zhang, Zhengwei Zhang, Jijun Zhao, Xiaodi Zheng, Stanislaus Fung, Richard Weller, Marilyn Taylor, Christopher Marcinkoski, Kongjian Yu, Yuan Zhu, Junli Xu, and Tatum Hands.

Reviews for Beautiful China: Reflections on Landscape Architecture in Contemporary China

"""Presented side by side in English and Chinese, with photographs by Shengyuan Zheng, the essays, often lyrical and always engaging, apply Beautiful China's aesthetic lens to a broad range of topics, including Chinese conceptions of landscape and the future of urban public space. This highly accessible book is essential reading for any design professional seeking to better understand the Chinese landscape."" --Landscape Architecture Magazine"