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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.

  • Dagobas in China

    The dagoba is a pagoda of Tibetan style and its most remarkable example is the White Dagoba in Beijing's Miaoyingsi (Temple).

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  • Cross Bridge

    Introduction to the Chinese Cross Bridges This is a very rare bridge in China; in fact, probably only one of its types still exists in the country. Named Yuzhaofeiliang (Flying Bridge over Fish Pond), it is situated in front of the Hall of the Godd

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  • Covered Corridor

    The covered corridor represents a typical architectural style in Chinese landscape gardening. It is a long, belt-like roofed walking way with low railings or long side benches.

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  • Close-Eaved Pagoda

    This is an earliest style of Chinese pagodas, typified by the Pagoda of Chongyue Temple (Chongyuesi) in Dengfeng County, Henan Province.

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  • Cave Dwellings

    The cave dwelling (Yaodong in Chinese) in Xian, Shaanxi province, is a sort of distinctive cave house dug into the mountains for dwelling of many laboring people on the Loess Plateau in northwest China.

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  • Caisson Ceiling

    Visitors to an ancient Chinese palace hall are often catched by the caisson ceiling or "Zaojing", a distinctive feature of classical Chinese architecture...

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  • Bucket Arch

    The bucket arch is a system of brackets unique to traditional Chinese architecture, which is called Dou Gong in Chinese. These brackets, arranged like baskets of flowers, are set under the overhanging eaves.

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  • Broken Bridge

    Ancient Chinese bridges, highly varied in material and style, are an important legacy with national characteristics, occupying an important position in the world history of bridge building.

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