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Living Inside the Earth: the Yaodong, cave buildings in China

June 21, 2021 by Mariabruna Fabrizi Leave a Comment

The Yaodong (窑洞) is a type of architecture developed in the Loess Plateau in the north of China. The name literally means “cave building” and … [Read more...]

Boats of the Pearl River (1800-1820)

November 13, 2016 by Fosco Lucarelli 3 Comments

This series of paintings dates back to 1800-1820 and depicts a series of different types of boats that use to cross the Pearl River in Guangzhou, … [Read more...]

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The Three Mawangdui Maps: Early Chinese Cartography

March 2, 2014 by Fosco Lucarelli Leave a Comment

  Between 1972 to 1974 three tombs in the archaeological site of Mawangdui, China, were excavated. In one of them, the archaeologists … [Read more...]

Walls as Rooms /4 : The Hakka Tulou (Community Housing for Equals)

February 1, 2014 by Fosco Lucarelli 4 Comments

Mostly built between the 12th and the 20th centuries, the Tulou are large fortified buildings representing a specific and traditional housing type of … [Read more...]

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