Chinese Traditional Building 中国传统建筑

the center of man under heaven
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9,999 buildings 9 nails per row 9 : Everlasting The largest number among all
It was reserved for use only by the emperor.
• Red: joy • Yellow: earth • (the most basic of the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire and earth) • Purple: heaven • Black: water
• The chilling north was regarded as a harmful direction. • Hence, the buildings in the Forbidden City face south, the direction of holiness. • The only pavilions facing north were for the Emperor's rejected concubines.
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Chinese Traditional Buildings
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• Palace The Forbidden City • Residence Siheyuan • Temple The Temple of Heaven
The Temple of Heaven
The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest
• Round ceiling-sky • Inner 4 pillars-4 seasons • Middle 12 pillars-12 months • Outer 12 pillars-12 hours • Middle and outer 24 pillars-24 solar terms
Siheyuan Chinese Quadrangles
• Dates back as early as the Western Zhou period. • Exhibits outstanding and fundamental characteristics of Chinese architecture. • Serves as a cultural symbol of Beijing and a window into its old ways of life.
The Forbidden City
Prospect Hill
A man-made mountain
To help to balance the chi of the place.
• To represent the Heavenly Palace • Among all the 28 stars of the constellation, the Purple Forbidden (polar star) the center of the heaven, center of all stars • The imperial court
“water” (an element to prevent fire)
• Two or more layers of courtyards and even private gardens
A sign of wealth and status in ancient times
A practically engineered structure
• Northwestern walls --- higher than the other walls protect the inside buildings from the harsh winds • Eaves curve downward rainwater will flow along the curve rather than dropping straight down • The rooftop is ridged provide shade in the summer while retaining warmth in the winter
• Placed according to the position of Big Dipper
Seven-star Stone Group
• The wall of the Imperial Vault of Heaven • The connection between human beings and the heaven The Echo Wall
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Layout of Beijing Siheyuan
• Entrance gate (with copper door knockers) • Screen wall (影壁) --for privacy
Superstition holds that it also protects the house from evil spirits.
• Stone Lions
• Traditional concepts of the five elements (五行) and the eight diagrams (八卦) of divination.
• The gate: southeast corner
“wind” corner • The main house: north side
The Circular Mound Altar
• The multiple of 9-the super authority of the emperor • The total diameter of three layers of alter is 45 meters-the noble position of the emperor
Layout of Beijing Siheyuan
• Positioned along the north-south and eastwest axes. • Main house • Side house • Decorated pathways • Opposite house (倒座房 ) • Backside Building (后罩 房)