ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on China's own philosophical lines in search of how such depth can be recovered for her architecture moving forward. Calligraphy is one way qi is directed into empirical expressions. It focuses on four traits of the calligraphic lilt, which can take form in a diversity of "looks". The first is fluency over materiality. Second, the calligraphic lilt emphasizes porosity between architecture and nature. The third, and perhaps the most difficult to capture, trait of the calligraphic lilt is literary holism. The fourth trait of the calligraphic lilt is organic jointure between materials. Rudolfsky's Architecture Without Architects classically established the view that local constructions without the aid of professional architects tend to be authentic expressions, reflecting the wisdom of accrued practice appropriate for a locale. Li Baofeng's Dinosaur Egg Museum is located some 200 kilometers north of Wuhan, in Hubei Province. Pearl Buck's The Good Earth underlines how deeply ingrained land was in the Chinese popular outlook.
