Fuxian Lake Begins Beyond the Water’s Edge
Rivers, fields, wooded slopes and settlements all enter the story of protecting Yuxi’s deep highland lake.
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Words Among the Trees of Xiushan
Plaques, paired inscriptions and written traces on roof tiles connect Tonghai’s wooded hill with generations of reading and building.
Wanyao, a Village Named for Bowls and Kilns
In Huaning, the history of pottery is also the history of a village, its working spaces and its changing institutions.
The Colour on Huaning’s Clay
Glazed surfaces distinguish Huaning pottery, carrying local materials through shaping, coating and firing.
Four Streets Meet at Tonghai’s Pavilion
Tonghai’s central pavilion makes a trading town legible through crossings, rebuilding and the daily use of old streets.
The Sea Preserved in Chengjiang’s Stone
Soft-bodied fossils make an early marine community visible in unusual detail, far beyond the familiar outline of a shell.
An Open Sky Inside a Compact House
Tonghai’s compact courtyard houses place rooms, height and open sky within a tightly gathered architectural form.
Nie Er’s Family House and Yuxi’s Musical Memory
A family house, a museum and a musical public square give Yuxi three different ways of remembering the composer Nie Er.
How a Bronze Ox Becomes a Table
The Cow-and-Tiger Bronze Table joins animal bodies, an open space and a usable surface in one carefully assembled form.
A Society in Small Bronze Figures
Near Xingyun Lake, objects from a cemetery preserve animals, tools and human activity at the scale of a hand.