The flush gable roof (yingshan ding) is a traditional Chinese architectural form featuring double-sloped roofs.
Apr 23, 2024
Polychrome decorative painting (cai hua) is a highly distinctive style of decoration in traditional Chinese architecture.
Apr 19, 2024
The drum-shaped door stone (men gushi or men guzi) is placed on both sides of the gate of a traditional courtyard house.
Apr 19, 2024
In traditional Chinese architecture, interior pillars (jin zhu) provide structural connection and support.
Apr 18, 2024
The eave column (yan zhu) is a column that supports the weight of the roof at the eaves of a building.
Apr 18, 2024
Bracket sets (dougong) are a distinctive component in Chinese wood-frame architecture and serve as a transition between the roof and the walls of a structure.
Apr 18, 2024
On either side, a festooned gate features a short wood column suspended from its eave, its end sculpted in the shape of a lotus bud.
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Baosha, a projecting section of the main structure of a traditional-style building, is connected to the main building and forms a convex shape from an aerial view.
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