Bridges, the least known and understood of China's many wonders, are one of its most striking and resilient feats of architectural prowess. Chinese Bridges: Living Architecture From China's Past brings together a thorough look at these marvels from one of the world's leading experts on Chinese culture and historical geography, Ronald G. Knapp. Chinese Bridges illustrates in detail 20 well-preserved bridges, along with descriptions and essays on the distinctive architectural elements shared among the various designs. For the first time in an English-language book, Chinese Bridges records scores of newly discovered bridges across China's vast landscape, illustrated with over 400 color photographs as well as woodblock prints, historic images, paintings and line drawings.
