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