WANKG2 Wang Xiaodong et al: KASHI GAOTAI MINJU. Terraced Households Kashgar. 喀什高台民居 。 王小東 等 著. Nanjing, 2014. 3, 7, 2, 494 pp. Colour text photographs and b/w architectural drawings throughout. 25x26 cm. Boards. GBP 80.00 Copiously-illustrated study of this traditional form of domestic architecture of Central Asia extensively found in the old city of Kashgar in China's Xinjiang province. The 'terraced' of the title refers to the roof terraces (often covered) of the buildings, designed and used to maximize the cool of the evening and cooling breezes. Hundreds of houses are shown, floor plans included. All text in Chinese. Hard to obtain. Subjects: Architecture Item 191 in List 206. URL for this record: hanshan.com/?w/WANKG2.HTM Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com.