Style of Ancient Buildings (Illustrated Series on Chinese Ancient Architecture)

Author: Wang Qijun, Xie Yan
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: This series of books is a collection of architectural knowledge that caters to both the elite and the general public, serving as a reference tool. The authors analyze the history, development, structure, details, customs, feng shui, and decoration of traditional Chinese architecture from a comprehensive and innovative perspective. The book vividly and engagingly introduces Chinese ancient architectural elements in the form of illustrations and photographs.
Target Audience: Architects, architectural professionals.
China's traditional architecture is predominantly influenced by Han-style architecture, which includes categories such as cities, palaces, temples, mausoleums, monasteries and pagodas, grottoes, Buddha towers, government offices, scenic pavilions and towers, royal residences, public buildings, residential houses, defensive structures, and bridges. Emphasis on the aesthetic appeal of group composition is a distinctive feature of Chinese architecture. The composition is often rigorous, frequently adopting a central axis symmetry model. However, in gardens, certain mountain temples, and residential areas, free-form compositional styles are also commonly used.
From an intrinsic pattern analysis, Chinese architecture adheres to aesthetic principles of simplicity, balance, depth, and subtlety, reflecting the aesthetic pursuits of the Chinese people and their national character in the realm of beauty.