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Ancient Architecture

Chinese architecture refers to a style of architecture that has taken shape in Asia over many centuries. The structural principles of Chinese architecture have remained largely unchanged, the main changes being only the decorative details. Since the Tang Dynasty, Chinese architecture has had a major influence on the architectural styles of Korea, Vietnam and Japan.

The architecture of China is as old as Chinese civilization. From every source of information - literary, graphic, exemplary - there is strong evidence testifying to the fact that the Chinese have always employed an indigenous system of construction that has retained its principal characteristics from prehistoric times to the present day. Over the vast area from Chinese Turkistan to Japan, from Manchuria to the northern half of French Indochina, the same system of construction is prevalent; and this was the area of Chinese cultural influence. That this system of construction could perpetuate itself for more than four thousand years over such a vast territory and still remain a living architecture, retaining its principal characteristics in spite of repeated foreign invasions - military, intellectual, and spiritual - is a phenomenon comparable only to the continuity of the civilization of which it is an integral part.

  • Knocker Base

    The two-leafed gate of a traditional Chinese house has a pair of ring knockers, whose base, called pushou, serves also a decorative purpose.

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  • Chinese-style Hall

    The Chinese-style hall is called Dian in China. It is the large single building in traditional Chinese architecture and is generally referred to as Dadian (grand hall).

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  • Gold Bricks

    Palace halls and courts have been paved with bricks for 2,000 years since the Spring & Autumn Period (770-476 B.C.), and this has become a distinctive feature of classical architecture.

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  • Glazed Tile

    The glazed tile, as a high-class building material in ancient China, was used exclusively on palace buildings of the imperial household and the big mansions of the nobles and high officials.

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  • Gallery Bridge

    Gallery bridge or bridge gallery is a remarkable signs of Chinese gardens. Uaually, it consists of several eight-square or hexagon pavilions connected by sections of covered bridge.

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  • Eaves Tile Ornament

    Eaves-tile ornaments are small accessories in classical Chinese architecture fixed at the end of rafters for decoration and for shielding the eaves from wind and rain.

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  • Door Studs

    The main entrances to ancient palaces temples and mansions have doors with studs arranged in rows. Like other decorations on traditional buildings, the studs served to indicate ranks in the feudal hierarchy.

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  • Diamond-Throne Pagodas

    This type of religious architecture has its origin in India and is not often seen in China. Prominent examples are the group of pagodas in Beijing's Zhenjuesi Temple, popularly known as Wutasi (

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