Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Genesis.- Lhasa City's Formation and Multiple Historical Factors.- Layout of the Old City of Lhasa.- Building Characteristics and Categories in the Old City of Lhasa.- Barkor Street: Layout and Historical Legacy.- History of the Vintage Courtyards in the Old City of Lhasa.- New Construction and Preservation Efforts in the Old City.- Preservation of the Old City of Lhasa: Future and Development.- Appendix.- References.- Epilogue.
Synopsis
The first comprehensive book on the historical evolution, planning and preservation of the old Lhasa city
Contextualizes and represents the evolution of old Lhasa city in its original social-historical settings
Explores and presents the representative old courtyards preserved in the old Lhasa city
Provides comparisons with cases of the preservation of other Chinese historical cities