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1
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  • Planning and drawing for the city
  • Imperial gardens and royal graves
    were constructed
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Xia, Shang, Zhou

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2
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Construction of Great Wall

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Han

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3
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Multi-storied wood towers

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Han

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4
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Application of bricks and stone arches

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Han

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5
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Roads and irrigations were constructed

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Han

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6
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Technique in timber structure was developed (pillar-beam system)

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Han

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7
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Development of literati garden

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Wei, Jin

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8
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Development of high-rise timber frame

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Wei, Jin

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9
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Application of bricks became popular

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Sui, Tang

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10
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Earliest big open shoulder arch stone bridge

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Sui, Tang

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11
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Use of ancient Chinese architectural codes

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Song

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12
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Formal archiectural; drawings

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Song

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13
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Use of “cai” or building standards

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cai

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14
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Street lane system of city planning

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Yuan

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15
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Public and private garden

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Yuan

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16
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Buddhist temples and Islamic mosques-

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Yuan

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17
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large scale architecture

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Ming and Qing

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18
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Construction of the Forbidden

City

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Ming and Qing

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19
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Use of architectural specifications

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Ming and Qing

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20
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Increased production of glazed tiles

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Ming and Qing

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21
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Five Main Characteristics of Chinese Architecture

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  1. Unity of structures with architectural art
  2. Good anti-seismic function
  3. High degree of standardization
  4. Bright colors
  5. Arrangement of buildings
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22
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Structural Concept of Chinese Architecture

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  • Using even numbers of column
  • Top load is transferred to foundation through wooden frames
  • Walls bear no load
  • Flexible placement of walls,
    windows and doors
  • Gabled roofs
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23
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Two kinds of building systems

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  • Chuandou (for south)

- Tailang (for north)

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24
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Notable feature of Chuandou

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extended beams

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25
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Used for wealthy families. BRACES THE UPWARD

LIFT OFTHE HEAVY EAVES

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Corbelled Brackets

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26
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Main Types of Roofs in Chinese Architecture

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  1. Straight Inclined
  2. Multi-inclined
  3. Sweeping
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27
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Building Materials in Roofs for Chinese Architecture

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  1. Clay (Common Material)

2. Thatch and Bamboo (poor people)

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28
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Most common Material used for Chinese Architecture

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Earth

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29
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round houses made of earth of Hakkas Nationality

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Tulou

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30
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Its features are:
mausoleum
- highest architectural techniques
• palaces

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Imperial Architecture

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31
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Hall

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Dian

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32
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Grand Hall

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Dadian

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33
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Central Hall

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Zhengdian

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34
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symbolic supreme power of the emperor
• ridges are decorated with wenshou or zoomorphic ornaments
• the emperor’s throne At the center

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Hall (Dian)

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35
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means also a kiosk
• wood or stone or bamboo
• no walls

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Pavillion (Ting)

36
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wayside pavilion (purpose)

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liangting (cooling desk)

37
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stele pavilion (purpose)

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protect the engraved record of an important event

38
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Other uses of Pavilion

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storage of important articles documents.

39
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offer sacrifices to Heaven or the gods

- terrace-like building

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Altar (Tan)

40
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Altar to the Earth

41
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the Circular Mound Altar

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Huanqiutan

42
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roofed walk with

low railings or long side benches

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Covered Corridor

43
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-corridor that links two or more buildings

44
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-the zigzag corridor

45
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the winding corridor

46
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corridor for the display of potted flowers

47
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borders on lakes or goes over ponds

48
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gates used by the emperor have 9*9 or 81 studs

49
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zaojing, means “aquatic plants” (zao) and “well”
(jing)
- usually in the form of a sunken coffer

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Caisson Ceiling

50
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Ornamental Pillar

51
Q

looking out for the emperor’s return

• facing south

A

wangjungui

52
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looking out for emperor’s progress

• facing north

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wangjunchu

53
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offices in front, living quarters at the back; ancestors on the left and gods on the right

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The Forbidden City

54
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largest structure

in the Forbidden City

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The Hall of Supreme Harmony (Taihedian)

55
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Hall of Imperial Peace (Qinandian) as its center

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The Imperial Garden

56
Q

a library built in the style of a pavilion

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Chamber of Character Cultivation (Yangxingzhai),

57
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the famous thirteen-story palace, It is 117.19 meters tall and 360 in length. The inside of the palace was built with timber and outside was covered with granites.

A

Potala Palace

58
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Features of Buddhist Architecture

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  • temple, pagoda and grotto
  • follows symmetric style strictly
  • main buildings on the central axis
59
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RELIGIOUS PURPOSES
• USED TO HOUSE SACRED OBJECTS
• TIERED TOWER WITH MULTIPLE EAVES
• BUDDHIST
• PATRONS DONATED PAGODAS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THEIR FUTURE PROSPECTS
60
Q

the earliest Buddhism pagoda in China, as well as

• the only duodanary-plane pagoda • fifteen storeys

A

Sputa in Song Yuesi Temple, Kaifeng

61
Q

palace for oblation and sacrifice, altars,

residences and gardens

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Taoist Architecture

62
Q
  • HOUSES DIFFER FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER

- USUALLY FACING SOUTH

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Commoner Architecture

63
Q

usually has its main or only entrance gate built at the southeastern corner

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Siheyuan (Quadrangle)

64
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two storeys with roof-tips pointing to sky

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Local-style dwelling houses in Anhui

65
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Screen Wall

66
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  • WOODEN FRAMEWORK DETERMINE THE SIZE OF THE HOUSE

Chinese houses almost always consist of an odd number of bays

67
Q
  • FULLY ENCLOSED BY BUILDINGS & WALLS

- NO OPENING ON THE OUTSIDE WALLS

68
Q

SIZES OF COURTYARDS VARY DEPENDING ON THE __________ OF THE FAMILY -COMPOUNDS HAD INNER COURTYARD
- BUILT ON _____ AXIS

A
  • wealth, size and taste

- north-south

69
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new courtyards could be added creating a multi- courtyard dwelling
- Doorways to the east or west could open into a garden.

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Two-courtyard House

70
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  • started in 1409 and ended with the fall of the Ming Dynasty in 1644
  • 200 years tombs were built over an area of 40 square kilometers
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Ming Tombs

71
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  • tomb of Emperor Wanli

- central chamber where the sacrifical utensils are on display

72
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Main feature of Chinese Gardens

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Chinese combination of structures and man- made landscape within natural scenery

73
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Three Categories of Chinese Gardens

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  • Monastery gardens
    • Imperial parks and gardens
    • Private gardens
74
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  • the gardens tend to be formal in design close to the buildings.
  • The less formal gardens are for strolling, meditating and reading
A

Monastery Gardens

75
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  • the large park, usually with a lake and islands

* the smaller more intimate garden closer to the palace buildings

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Imperial Gardens

76
Q

A design theme common to most private gardens is that of personal scholarship, whether for spiritual, moral or intellectual development.

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Scholar Gardens

77
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multistory buildings

78
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terraces

79
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chinese pavilions

80
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two-story pavilions

81
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chinese pagodas

82
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doomed or coffered ceiling

83
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verandas with windows

84
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pavilions or houses on terraces

85
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rooms along roofed corridors

86
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interlocking wooden brackets

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