Download or read book The Structure of Chinese Timber Architecture written by Qinghua Guo and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author examines 27 ancient architectural monuments from the Song Period (960-1279), when attempts were made to formalize and standardize the construction of public buildings. He compares them with the regulations from a contemporary government manual, the Yingzoo Fashi.