A moon gate (yuedong men) refers to an outdoor circular brick or stone doorway.
Jun 28, 2024A screen wall (ying bi) is a wall set inside or outside the main entrance of a building or courtyard.
Jun 28, 2024A gable-and-hip roof (xieshan ding), also known as the nine-ridge hall due to its nine roof ridges, can be classified into pointed-hipped-gable and round-hipped-gable (curved eaves) roofs.
Jun 28, 2024A plinth (tai ji) is a protruding platform underneath a building, serving as its base.
Jun 28, 2024A patterned-tile roof (huawa ding) is a type of wall cap commonly found in traditional Chinese architecture, particularly in garden structures or small buildings.
May 20, 2024Traditional Chinese structures often feature mythical creatures as decorative figures on the ends of roof ridges as residence guardians.
May 07, 2024A screen door (ping men) is a type of plain-surfaced paneled door crafted from relatively thin wooden boards.
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