Traditional Chinese Architecture 中国传统建筑

The Mausoleum of Yellow Emperor Qianling Mausoleum
Residential Houses（民居建筑）
Residential houses refer to the house of the common people in different parts of China.
— used in ancient times for the storage of important articles and documents — a place where educated men used to gather to write articles and hold banquets — used for enjoying the sights
Tombs and Mausoleums（陵墓建筑）
People of all social classes had their tombs carefully built. Over the centuries, the craft of tomb construction gradually merged with arts like painting, calligraphy and sculpture. It eventually became its own art form.
the Wei-Yang Palace
Han Dynasty
Wei and Jin Period and Southern and Northern Dynasties
remarkable grottoes(石窟), Buddhist pagodas and imperial mausoleums （帝王陵墓）
Terraces
As an ancient architectural structure of Chinese, the tai was a very much elevated terrace with a flat top, generally built of earth and stone and surfaced with brick.
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The Imperial Summer Villa of Chengde
The Summer Palace
Private Gardens
The Humble Administrator's Garden (拙政园) Lingering Garden（留园）
Lion Grove Garden（狮子林）
Traditional Chinese Gardens（园林建筑）
The most distinguishing feature of traditional Chinese gardens is their natural mountain-and-water style. Chinese garden architecture includes both grand imperial gardens and delicate private ones. Imperial Gardens
Traditional Chinese Architecture
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Contents
1. A Brief Introduction to Traditional Chinese Architecture 2. Different Types of Traditional Chinese Architecture 3. Features and Cultural Connotations of Traditional Chinese Architecture
Sui and Tang Dynasty Buddhism and Taoism palaces and temples were constructed actively
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Five-Kingdoms-Song-Liao-Jin Period
stressed constructing palaces,but have been nearly destroyed
Functions of terraces :
— as an observatory (观象台） — as beacon towers(烽火台) along the Great Wall — in honor of the sincere friendship
multi-story buildings A lou can refer to any building oftwo or more storeys with a horizontal main ridge.
many pagodas and stone steles(石碑) were constructed with high standard and fine workmanship the Yuan,Ming and Qing Dynasties . imperial palaces and the constructions amazed the world
Canglang Pavilion (沧浪亭)
Altars and Temples （坛庙建筑）
Altars and temples built in ancient China were meant for practice of rites. Three categories: —imperial temples and altars for worshiping of Heaven, the earth, the sun, the moon and the imperial ancestors — commemorative temples for dead people of great virtue — family temples TheTemple of Heaven Shaolin Temple
Religious Structures（宗教建筑）
Taoist Temple Constructions A Chinese Taoist temple, generally called gong（宫） or guan（观） in Chinese, is the holy hall where Taoists perform their religious ceremonies. The Qingcheng Mountain The White Cloud Taoist Temple
the Great Wall
the Dujiangyan Water-Conservancy Project
E Pang Palace
the Emperor Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum
the Greatater-Conservancy Project
Functions of multi-story buildings : — for military use — as private homes — as belvederes（望景楼） — as bell and drum towers
storyed pavilions (usu. two) Functions of storyed pavilions :
Architectural Features of imperial palaces:
--The ancient palaces were strictly laid out on central axis. -- Yellow roof tiles were used. --The wooden columns of the buildings, as well as the surface of the walls, tend to be red in color. --The Chinese dragon was heavily used on Imperial architecture.
Nowadays . traditional architectural activities have sloewd down and more western factors have begun to show up
2. Different Types of Traditional Chinese Architecture
Five major styles of residential huoses in China:
Classification by structure: Chinese pavilions Chinese Pavilions are covered structures without surrounding walls. Types of Chinese Pavilion:
Round, square, triangular, hexagonal(六角亭), octagonal（八角亭）pavilions, etc.
Functions of Chinese Pavilion:
Practical function:
•— used for military and governmental purposes •— as a place for rest •— as a roof to a stone tablet
Buddhist Temple Constructions Buddhist Temple Constructions in China include Buddhist temples, monasteries, pagodas, Buddhist halls and grottoes, which are called si （佛寺）, ta （佛塔）, dian (佛殿）and shiku （石窟） in Chinese respectively.