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Traditional Chinese Roof Architecture Traditional Chinese architecture is not only as old as Chinese civilization with 5,000 years of history but unique in the world, particularly when the roof...

Ancient Chinese Architecture Chinese architecture demonstrates an architectural style that developed over millennia in China, before spreading out to influence architecture all throughout East Asia. Chinese architecture is typified...

Chinese wooden architecture Ancient Chinese wooden architecture is among the least studied of any of the world’s great architectural traditions from the western point of view. Although Chinese architectural history...

Ancient Chinese Architecture Chinese architecture covers buildings and structures from ancient to modern China — from city walls, temples, pagodas, and tombs, through colonial buildings, to skyscrapers. These distinctive trends...

Five Types of Ancient Chinese Architecture Pagodas Pagodas – Chinese CultureThe pagod originated from India, and was introduced to China along with Buddhism in the Han Dynasty. The pagoda, a...

Chinese Religious China is a multi-religious country. Taoism, Buddhism, Islam, and Catholicism have all developed into culture-shaping communities throughout Chinese history. Freedom of belief is a government policy, and normal religious...

Ancient Tower Buildings of China Buddhist stupas arrived during the first zenith in the history of ancient Chinese architecture when the aesthetic and technical levels of the construction trade...

Siheyuan — Chinese Courtyards Siheyuan (courtyard), also known as Sihefang, is a combined residential architecture found in Northern China. The basic layout of the courtyard is four houses at...

Chinese Pagodas Chinese Pagodas (Chinese 塔, pinyin tǎ) are a traditional part of Chinese architecture, introduced from India along with Buddhism as protective structures for Buddhist relics. In addition...

Fengshui and Chinese Construction China has a long history of over 5000 years of civilization. Different from western architecture which focuses on the building entity, housing aesthetic effect, and...