In all the world there be no better workmen for buildings than theinhabitants of China. Architecture of Chinese Wooden Covered Bridgesis a study of the architectural art regarding Wooden Covered bridgesin places like Zhejiang, Fujian, Gansu, Yunnan, Hubei and Chongqing,etc. Special attention has been paid to some 100 ancient bridges in 17regions within 5 cities located in Zhejiang and Fujian. Constructingenvironment, material, scale, standard, structure, decoration, color as wellas craftsmanship are aspects for in-depth study. This project probes deepinto them and accomplishes a systematic reorganization. Descriptions inprose, combined with visual materials such as architectural mappings,exquisite photographic images and line-drawing illustrations from ancientdocuments, successfully reproduce a full picture of the ancient Chinesearchitectural art concerning Wooden Covered Bridges. Therefore, thispublication will fill in a gap in our domestic literature. The initiation andpublication of Architecture of Chinese Wooden Covered Bridges willenable people to view these architectural remains in mountainous regionsof Zhejiang and Fujian from a brand new perspective, that is, to see themas an architectural art that has created a unique environment.
