PPT 10 - Exam 3 Flashcards
China
3rd largest country in the world
Largest population
Great Wall of China
Different parts of it were built under different feudal lords in northern China
Unified by the first Qin emperor in 221 BCE
Rebuilt during the Ming dynasty in 1368-1644 CE
4000 miles long
One of the greatest wonders of the world
Current finishing: brick
Chinese philosophies
Daoism (Taoism)
- based on the classical writing - Tao te Ching
- mainly used in the design of Chinese gardens
Confucianism
- Confucius (551-479 BCE)
- respect of authority
- influenced the city planning and traditional house design
Chinese religion
Animism - a reverence of natural features and cosmic elements (trees, rocks, sky, sun, moon)
Yin and yang - complementary duality of the two energies
Buddhism - initiated in India
-Buddhist architectural ideas from India influenced Chinese buildings
Indian cave temples
Karli, India
Ca. 100 BC
Gigantic Buddha representation in the stupa
Mogao caves
System of 492 temples were a center of culture on the Silk Road and contain well preserved religious murals and carvings spanning 1000 Years
Yungang caves
20 large caves exhibiting Indian and Hellenistic influences
Longmen cave
1,350 caves and 40 pagodas, thousands of Buddhist statues carved out of the hard limestone cliffs
Chinese Buddhist temple elements
Hall for venerating images of Buddha
Pagoda- tapering tower with multiple roof levels, built by Buddhists particularly in China and Japan
Stupas
Small mounds of stone and earth raised over the relics
Viharas
Monasteries created by the Buddhist monks who settled around stupas
Circumambulation path
Circular processional path central to the Buddhist ritual
Harmica
The square railing at the top of a stupa
Chatra
A triple tiered umbrella form set atop a stupa, symbolic of the Bodhi tree under which Buddha gained enlightenment
Songyue Pagado
Dengfeng, China 523 Oldest surviving brick structure in China Parabolic shape 15 tiers of roof
Longhua Pagoda
Shanghai, China
977
part of the Longhua temple- the oldest and largest temple in shanghai
Brick body and wooden staircases
7 stories, each one smaller than the one below it