What methods are used to explain the architectural features of China?

What interpretation methods are used in The Characteristics of China Architecture? The answer is as follows:

1. "Although flowers and trees are often planted in this courtyard or patio, there are usually brick fields, which has become a common outdoor space in daily life. We can also say that it is a good' outdoor living room' ","there is also a wall between two columns "and so on.

2. "This kind of unit composed of arch and bucket is called' bucket arch'" "Lift, fold and lift: the beam on the beam frame is multi-layered; The upper layer is always shorter than the lower layer; The short column (or pier) between two floors always rises gradually. This is called "lifting shelf", which uses the method of definition and interpretation.

3. "In other system buildings, the roof has always been a neglected part. Except for the dome, it has been specially treated. Generally, the top of the slope is hastily treated, stiff and boring, and even hidden with a parapet. However, in China, the ancient wise craftsmen played a great role in the decoration of the roof part very early, and adopted the method of comparative explanation.

4. In The Book of Songs, there is a saying "Like a bird, fly like a bird", which praises "the roof and eaves with wings spread" by quoting.

5. "Architecture and language are the same, and a nation will always create what they love for generations, so they become French" and so on.