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Si He Yuan is an indigenous architectural form in China. It has a big quadrangle courtyard in the center, buildings on all sides, verandas connecting all rooms, and a big screen in the front of the gate. In a typical Si He Yuan, the courtyard is often decorated with all kinds of flowers, plants, ponds, and artificial hills. However, before we could actually feel the beauty of such a building, Si He Yuan is gradually fading into history and replaced by the skyscraper. Let's appreciate its beauty while we still can.
Traditional Chinese house refers to a variety of residential architectures created during the imperial era of China. In different regions, different kinds of civilian houses were made to better adapt to the local environment. It’s hard to give a full introduction to all the folk houses in China; here are the ten most characteristic traditional Chinese houses still in use.
Pagoda, originally meant tomb in Sanskrit, refers to the place where the ashes of ancient Indian monks were buried after their death. It originated in India and was brought into China along with Buddhism in the Han Dynasty. Nowadays, such ancient architecture is still widely respected by the Buddhist disciples and praised as an outstanding architectural form from ancient China.
There are a lot of great buildings in China that have distinct features. This article introduced the top 10 buildings that can represent the Chinese architecture.
The roof played a vital role in ancient Chinese architecture, and its formations were significantly changed and diversified with time. Initially, the traditional Chinese roof only functions as a shelter from rain and sun, but it is given some religious and feudal colors to represent the proprietor's status quo.
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