Briefly describe the characteristics of traditional architecture in China.

The characteristics of traditional architecture in China are that single buildings are formed by "houses", then courtyards are formed by single buildings, and then various groups are formed by courtyards.

As far as single building is concerned, rectangular plane is the most common. In addition, there are geometric planes such as circle, square and cross. Generally speaking, most important buildings adopt a balanced and symmetrical way, taking the courtyard as the unit.

Designed along the longitudinal axis and the horizontal axis, with the help of the organic combination and contrast of building groups, the main building looks particularly magnificent. Residential buildings and landscape gardens adopt a flexible layout of "being in harmony with people at the right time".

The decoration of ancient buildings in China is rich and colorful, including painting and sculpture. Painting has many functions such as decoration, symbol, protection and symbol. Paint pigment contains copper, which can not only prevent moisture and wind erosion, but also prevent insects and ants. The use of color is limited. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Zhu and Huang were defined as supreme colors.

Color paintings mostly appear on beams, arches, indoor ceilings, algae wells and stigma, and the composition is closely combined with the shape of components, with exquisite drawing and rich colors. Liang Fang's colorful paintings in Ming and Qing Dynasties are the most striking. Color painting in Qing Dynasty can be divided into three categories, namely, seal color painting, spiral color painting and Soviet color painting.

Classical architecture in China:

1, Beijing Forbidden City

The Forbidden City in Beijing is one of the largest and best-preserved ancient buildings in the world, and it is also the imperial palace of China in Ming and Qing Dynasties. It consists of more than 70 palaces and more than 9,000 rooms, covering an area of about/kloc-0.5 million square meters.

The palaces in the Forbidden City are all wooden structures, and the roofs are all painted with yellow glass. The overall scale is very large, and it is also an unparalleled building in the world. The Forbidden City is a very famous building in the history of China, and it is also one of the most complete and largest wooden structures in the world.

2. Summer Palace

The Summer Palace is the last royal garden in China, which was built during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. It covers a huge area and has the title of Royal Garden Museum. The Summer Palace is the largest imperial garden in China. It was built in the 15th year of Qingganlong and completed in 15. The Summer Palace consists of Wanshou Mountain and Kunming Lake, covering an area of 20 square kilometers.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Beijing Forbidden City