Chinese Houses of Southeast Asia : The Eclectic Architecture of Sojourners and Settlers by Ronald G. Knapp read online book DJV, EPUB, TXT
9780804844796 English 0804844798 Over a period of several years, noted Chinese cultural historian Ronald G. Knapp traveled throughout Southeast Asia, searching out homes built by the first generations of successful Chinese settlers during the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century. In "Chinese Houses of Southeast Asia," Knapp presents an eye-opening account of how Chinese migration into Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam spawned a unique hybrid architectural style that combined Chinese, European, and local influences. Many of these overseas Chinese heritage homes are disappearing, but Knapp along with renowned photographer A. Chester Ong visited a number of the shophouses, bungalows, villas, and mansions that remain. More than three dozen of these elegant residences form the core of this book, and through essays, historic photographs, paintings, and line drawings, Knapp draws an illuminating portrait of each residence along with background information about the families who built and lived in them. These profiles reveal the entrepreneurial spirit of the Chinese as well as their social and economic circumstances. A stunning marriage of scholarship and photography, "Chinese Houses of Southeast Asia" explores a little known branch of Chinese architecture and provides a new perspective on Chinese migration, settlement, and identity in Southeast Asia.", The migration of the Chinese from southern China to Southeast Asia created one of the world's great cultural diasporas. Many of these migrants and their descendants became successful and built architecturally unique homes--shophouses, bungalows, villas, and mansions--combining Chinese, European, and local influences. The story of these hybrid architectural forms is the main focus of this book. While most of these houses are now disappearing, some fine examples remain scattered throughout Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Over a period of several years Ronald G. Knapp and photographer A. Chester Ong travelled across the region in search of overseas Chinese heritage homes. Chinese Houses of Southeast Asia is the result of their researches. This book provides a fascinating portrayal of the historical circumstances of the Chinese in the region--through essays, historic photographs, paintings, and line drawings. Nearly forty elegant residences dating from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century are presented and form the core of this book. Each residence is depicted in stunning color photographs along with background information about the families who built and lived in them. These accounts reveal the entrepreneurial spirit of the Chinese as well as their social and economic circumstances. Images and drawings from China help clarify the cultural influences from that region, and in a few cases similar and even closely-related residences in China are also presented., The multiple Chinese migrations from southeastern China to Southeast Asia have had important implications for both regions. In Southeast Asia this influence can be seen in the architecturally eclectic homes these migrants and their descendants built as they became successful; homes that combined Chinese, European and local influences, especially during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. "Chinese Houses of Southeast Asia" strives not only to be an informative but also an authoritative book on the subject of hybrid architecture--filled with stunning color photographs and essays on nearly thirty well-preserved homes.
9780804844796 English 0804844798 Over a period of several years, noted Chinese cultural historian Ronald G. Knapp traveled throughout Southeast Asia, searching out homes built by the first generations of successful Chinese settlers during the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century. In "Chinese Houses of Southeast Asia," Knapp presents an eye-opening account of how Chinese migration into Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam spawned a unique hybrid architectural style that combined Chinese, European, and local influences. Many of these overseas Chinese heritage homes are disappearing, but Knapp along with renowned photographer A. Chester Ong visited a number of the shophouses, bungalows, villas, and mansions that remain. More than three dozen of these elegant residences form the core of this book, and through essays, historic photographs, paintings, and line drawings, Knapp draws an illuminating portrait of each residence along with background information about the families who built and lived in them. These profiles reveal the entrepreneurial spirit of the Chinese as well as their social and economic circumstances. A stunning marriage of scholarship and photography, "Chinese Houses of Southeast Asia" explores a little known branch of Chinese architecture and provides a new perspective on Chinese migration, settlement, and identity in Southeast Asia.", The migration of the Chinese from southern China to Southeast Asia created one of the world's great cultural diasporas. Many of these migrants and their descendants became successful and built architecturally unique homes--shophouses, bungalows, villas, and mansions--combining Chinese, European, and local influences. The story of these hybrid architectural forms is the main focus of this book. While most of these houses are now disappearing, some fine examples remain scattered throughout Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Over a period of several years Ronald G. Knapp and photographer A. Chester Ong travelled across the region in search of overseas Chinese heritage homes. Chinese Houses of Southeast Asia is the result of their researches. This book provides a fascinating portrayal of the historical circumstances of the Chinese in the region--through essays, historic photographs, paintings, and line drawings. Nearly forty elegant residences dating from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century are presented and form the core of this book. Each residence is depicted in stunning color photographs along with background information about the families who built and lived in them. These accounts reveal the entrepreneurial spirit of the Chinese as well as their social and economic circumstances. Images and drawings from China help clarify the cultural influences from that region, and in a few cases similar and even closely-related residences in China are also presented., The multiple Chinese migrations from southeastern China to Southeast Asia have had important implications for both regions. In Southeast Asia this influence can be seen in the architecturally eclectic homes these migrants and their descendants built as they became successful; homes that combined Chinese, European and local influences, especially during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. "Chinese Houses of Southeast Asia" strives not only to be an informative but also an authoritative book on the subject of hybrid architecture--filled with stunning color photographs and essays on nearly thirty well-preserved homes.