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Architect | Traditional |
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Location | China | ||||
Building Type | houseboat | ||||
Construction System | timber, wood frame, and wood siding | ||||
Climate | mild, marine | ||||
Context | floating on water, urban waterfront | ||||
Style | Chinese Vernacular | ||||
Notes | Traditional watercraft for drayage, marketing, and dwelling. | ||||
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![]() Photo, traditional Chinese boats of junk type at anchor in Hong Kong bay, with modern skyscrapers behind at ArchitectureWeek Available on The GBC CD-ROM. Contributions appreciated
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Resources |
Sources on Chinese Junk
G.R.G. Worcester. The Junks and Sampans of the Yangtze. Shanghai: Order of the Inspector General of Customs, 1947. VM101.W62. exterior photo of details, plate 22, p79. drawing of plan, plate 38. drawing of longitudinal section, plate 38. drawing of cross section, plate 39. exterior photo from river, plate 19, p74. Kevin Matthews. The Great Buildings Collection on CD-ROM. Artifice, 2001. ISBN 0-9667098-4-5. Available at Amazon.com
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Web Resources |
Links on Chinese Junk
Chinese Junks Daniel K. Hoe's site, illustrating his two contemporary junks based in Hawaii
Search Amazon.com for books about Vernacular Architecture
Chinese Junk at Archiplanet Find, add, and edit info at the all-buildings collaboration
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