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A Brief History of Chinese Design ThoughtDesign Thinking Under the Sui and Tang Dynasties

A Brief History of Chinese Design Thought: Design Thinking Under the Sui and Tang Dynasties [The Sui reunified China, whilst the Tang extended the territory they controlled, particularly to the west of a state that had previously been centred on the Huang He and Yangtze basins. This expansion brought new cultural influences to bear on design, some from as far afield as Persia. Under the Sui and Tang a national civil service was created, leading to bureaucratisation and standardisation with the power of the Imperial Court in matters of taste taking on new significance. In response to this, and to increased wealth levels, designers and craftspeople produced more substantial artefacts of greater complexity and striking decoration. Many of the earliest still existing major works of civil engineering result from projects undertaken during this period: these include the digging of the Grand Canal, the development of urban planning, and the creation of Buddhist temples that still mark today’s skylines.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Brief History of Chinese Design ThoughtDesign Thinking Under the Sui and Tang Dynasties

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Springer Nature Singapore
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© Shanghai Bookstore Publishing House 2022. Translation from the Chinese language edition: “中国古代设计思想史略” by Qi Shao et al., © Shanghai Bookstore Publishing House 2009. Published by Shanghai Bookstore Publishing House. All Rights Reserved.
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978-981-16-9407-3
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93 –122
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10.1007/978-981-16-9408-0_5
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[The Sui reunified China, whilst the Tang extended the territory they controlled, particularly to the west of a state that had previously been centred on the Huang He and Yangtze basins. This expansion brought new cultural influences to bear on design, some from as far afield as Persia. Under the Sui and Tang a national civil service was created, leading to bureaucratisation and standardisation with the power of the Imperial Court in matters of taste taking on new significance. In response to this, and to increased wealth levels, designers and craftspeople produced more substantial artefacts of greater complexity and striking decoration. Many of the earliest still existing major works of civil engineering result from projects undertaken during this period: these include the digging of the Grand Canal, the development of urban planning, and the creation of Buddhist temples that still mark today’s skylines.]

Published: Oct 6, 2022

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