江南水乡（英文版）

　　This book is about the past and present reality of the region south of the Yangtze， and it presents the poetic truth of the "river folk" who lived there. The people of canal towns left behind eternal gifts the stone bridges， the stone streets， the stone piers， and the rocky shores; row upon row of grey roof tiles atop the white walls along the rivers; and the famous gardens， unique to the southern Yangtze Delta. Although the water towns and the scenes of "river folk" are beautiful， very few of them still exist. This prose narrative， meticulously but rationally penned in an easily-understood writing style， providing both the memory of past events and a current record， allows not only architecture experts but also the general public to read and enjoy it at leisure.

　　LIN Feng was born in 1956. He is currently an associate professor of architecture at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and works as an architect in private practice. He is primarily engaged in teaching and conducting research on architectural design.

Preface
Chapter Ⅰ：Rivers South of the
Yangtze / 1
1.Water Area / 3
2.Waterway / 7
3.Canal Towns / 13
Chapter Ⅱ：Boats South of the
Yangtze / 25
1.Boats / 27
2.Timber Rafting / 32
3.Folks on Boats / 35
Chapter Ⅲ：Bridges South of the
Yangtze / 41
1.Towns ofBridges / 43
2.Stone Bridges / 49
3.Stone Arch Bridges / 53
4.Structure of the Stone Arch Bridges / 55
5.Waterside Pavilion Bridges / 59
6.Communications Through Bridges / 61
Chapter Ⅳ：Water Lanes South of the Yangtze / 65
1.Stone Embankments / 67
2.Stone Frieze Panels / 73
3.Flagstone Walks / 76
4.Docks / 80
5.Eave Colonnades / 85
6.Sotto Portico / 91
7.Qilou （similar to sotto porticos） / 93
8.Bridge Galleries / 96
9.Waterside Pavilions / 99
10.Shade of Trees on the Banks / 102
Chapter Ⅴ：Buildings South of
the Yangtze / 105
1.Folk Houses / 107
2.Houses for Rich Families / 114
3.Gardens / 121
4.Other Forms of Building / 128
Chapter Ⅵ：Structural Carpentry
South of the Yangtze / 137
1.Building Materials / 139
2.Structural Carpentry / 147
3.Wood Construction / 150
4.Cavity Wails / 156
5.Brick Carving / 159
6.Wood Carving / 165
7.Planks / 169
8.Craftsmen / 171
Chapter Ⅶ：Characteristics South
of the Yangtze / 177
1.Small Yard / 179
2.Jing-Li （Well-Mates） / 185
3.Wells / 188
4.Sublanes / 192
Chapter Ⅷ：Teahouses South of
the Yangtze / 197
1.Teahouses / 199
2.Tasting Tea / 204
3.Culture of Teahouses / 208
4.Tiger Stoves / 210
Chapter Ⅸ：Folk South of the
Yangtze / 213
1.Daily Life of Ordinary People / 215
2.Neighborhood / 221
3.Hometown Lost / 228
4.Retrospection / 230
Chapter Ⅹ：New Canal Towns
South of the Yangtze / 233
1.Zhujiajiao Forum on New Canal Towns / 235
2.Recent News about Canal Towns / 237
3.New Canal Towns / 241
4.New Architecture in Canal Towns / 243
Index / 247