Wooden Stucture Flashcards
Emphasis of Confucius ideas
Hierarchy of kind and officials, parents and children, and social classes
Emphasis of Buddhist ideas
Rebirth
Incarnation
Timeless
Emphasis of Taoist Ideas
Go to the Mother Nature and the freedom from rigid regulation
Sometimes it encourages “negative” life attitudes - meditation, self-fulfilment, and strengthening. So it was not supported by the government
Reflections in architectural design of Confucius ideas
Key words: order, symmetry, hierarchy, balance and solemn
The buildings strictly followed the order and class
No creation was encouraged
Reflections in architectural design of Buddhist ideas
Buddhist temples embody the principles of Buddhist ideas such as the progression of courtyards and the hierarchical relationship between primary and subordinate structures
The temple and palace used similar components and buildings systems, highlighting the prominent position of Buddhism in the country
Reflections in architectural design of Taoist ideas
Chinese garden and vernacular buildings are partly the results of Taoist ideas
These buildings abandon the symmetrical layout and solemn face, demonstrating greater flexibility
What the “Records of works” is about?
China’s first engineering masterpiece, one of the earliest, most authoritative, and lost influential of China’s ancient urban planning theories during the Spring and Autumn period and before, proposing the basic planning ideas and urban patterns for China’s cities, especially capital cities
In which larger book the Records of works is included?
The Rites of Zhou
When were written The Rites of Zhou?
Around 200 BC
What is the Chinese translation of the book Records of works?
Kao Gong Ji
When was the book Timber Construction written? (Date+Dynasty)
500 AD
Sui dynasty
Who wrote the Timber Construction?
Yu Hao
What Timber Construction is about?
A work on methods of house construction and the first manual on wood-frame construction in the history of China. However, the complete work has been lost, and only a brief account is available
Who edited the Rules of Construction?
Li Jie, Minister of Works during Song Dynaty
When was written the Rules of Construction?
1100 AD
What the book Rules on Construction is about?
An official code book for architectural design and construction issued by the Nothern Song Officials. It describes in detail the relevant architectural forms, modular requirements, decoration techniques, and construction management of the Song dynasty, which are of great practical significance
Who wrote the Crafts of Gardens?
Ji Cheng
When The Craft of Gardens was written?
1631 AD
Ming Dynasty