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A Brief History of Chinese Design ThoughtIntroduction—The Distinctive History of Chinese Design

A Brief History of Chinese Design Thought: Introduction—The Distinctive History of Chinese Design [There is a continuity in the history of China that is lacking in other parts of the world. Dynasties have risen and fallen, and there have been periods of major conflict and disunity. But certain elements of a Chinese cultural ‘gene’ have underlain significant aspects of development and of design history. Written sources allow analysis of philosophical approaches to design and of the transformation of physical resources into objects for human use over a period of 3000 years. For all but the last 400 of those China was largely isolated from other world regions and civilisations, charting a rather different path of cultural development. Value was often placed on small scale objects, and artefacts intended for ritual uses reduced in significance from an early date. This chapter outlines the broad elements of these distinguishing features of Chinese design history.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Brief History of Chinese Design ThoughtIntroduction—The Distinctive History of Chinese Design

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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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1 –7
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10.1007/978-981-16-9408-0_1
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[There is a continuity in the history of China that is lacking in other parts of the world. Dynasties have risen and fallen, and there have been periods of major conflict and disunity. But certain elements of a Chinese cultural ‘gene’ have underlain significant aspects of development and of design history. Written sources allow analysis of philosophical approaches to design and of the transformation of physical resources into objects for human use over a period of 3000 years. For all but the last 400 of those China was largely isolated from other world regions and civilisations, charting a rather different path of cultural development. Value was often placed on small scale objects, and artefacts intended for ritual uses reduced in significance from an early date. This chapter outlines the broad elements of these distinguishing features of Chinese design history.]

Published: Oct 6, 2022

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