On Technology and Ritual of Chuandou House Construction in Southwest China:The Case of Dong Minority Area

作     者：Congcong Ren Ruchen Bian Simiao Li 

作者机构：Institute for the History of Natural SciencesChinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina Architecture Research and DesignUniversity of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina 

出 版 物：《Built Heritage》 (建成遗产（英文）)

年 卷 期：2018年第2卷第1期

页      面：39-48页

学科分类：0303[法学-社会学] 0601[历史学-考古学] 083002[工学-环境工程] 0830[工学-环境科学与工程（可授工学、理学、农学学位）] 1301[艺术学-艺术学理论] 08[工学] 0603[历史学-世界史] 

主　　题：chuandou technology ritual chief carpenter 

摘      要：This study is based on field work conducted in the mountainous countryside of Dong minority area,southwest China,where the custom of chuandou house construction has been preserved relatively *** this paper,we try to depict the whole construction process of traditional chuandou dwellings,from the very begin­ning of material preparation to the completion of one house,by explaining some details of the various steps of the construction process,including design principles,rituals,characteristic details on engineering,*** our research,we followed the work of a group of chief carpenters residing in the Dong minorities *** and tech­nology are two arms helping them to maintain their professional authority towards other people involved in the construction ***,we examine the relationship between ritual and technology,how the two can be combined,how they influence the appearance of houses and how one can master them and pass down their knowledge and know-how to future generations of carpenters.