Assorted patterned windows (shijin chuang) are a type of window style in traditional Chinese garden architecture.
Mar 28, 2024
Door-head pins (men zan) are wooden components utilized to secure the name plaque of a structure onto the horizontal middle beam of the structure's door-head.
Jan 29, 2024
A curtain frame (lian jia) is a wooden framework built outside the two central partition doors of the main hall of a traditional-style building.
Dec 08, 2023
The chaoshou passageway (chaoshou youlang) is a common form of corridor in traditional Chinese architecture.
Dec 06, 2023
Early in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), people started to build Western-style buildings in China. During the Qianlong reign (1736-1795) in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Western-style architecture came into being in Yuanmingyuan (the Old Summer Palace), a former royal resort in Beijing that was burned down by invading British and French military forces in 1860 during the Second Opium War (1856-1860).
Aug 20, 2018
Windows are important components of ancient Chinese buildings. They are designed in various styles and can be mainly classified into sill windows, support windows (Hehe window in Chinese), and openwork windows, and are made with special patterns and decorations to reveal cultural symbols and embody the aesthetics, social status and wealth of their owners.
Aug 20, 2018
The art of traditional Chinese gardens has a long history and elegant taste. As an art, it embodies rich traditional Chinese culture. So what cultural connotations do plants in classical Chinese gardens convey? Cuijin Garden in Prince Kung's Palace is a classic representation of traditional gardens in northern China. What kinds of beauty do its flowers and trees show to the visitors?
Aug 20, 2018
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