Chinese famous temple

Author: Luo Zhewen Liu Wenyuan Liu Chunying
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Publishing Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Among the splendid and magnificent treasure trove of ancient Chinese architecture, there is a category of buildings that are particularly highly valued—temples and ancestral halls. These structures appeared in history far earlier than Buddhist temples and Taoist palaces, and in terms of quantity, distribution, and the degree of importance they hold for people, they are no less significant than Buddhist temples and Taoist palaces. So, when did ancient Chinese temples and ancestral halls come into being? What was the historical context of their emergence? How did they develop over time? What are the differences between their functions in ancient and modern times? And which famous temples and ancestral halls still exist today? What do they look like? This book provides a brief introduction to these questions.