According to the characteristics of traditional architecture in China, the left hand side facing the courtyard is the west, right?

According to the characteristics of traditional buildings in China, the left-hand side facing the entrance of the compound is the west.

The traditional quadrangle building in China is characterized by sitting north facing south and facing the entrance of the courtyard, that is, facing north first, then facing south with the back, with the left hand facing west and the right hand facing east.

In the house, facing the door, the direction you face at this time is the direction where the house is. This is called "Xiang" and the location of the house is called "Sit". Then the house facing south is the house facing north and south.

Wooden building

China's wood structure system has always adopted the structural principle of frame system: four columns, beams and vertical purlins are added to form a "house", and general buildings are composed of odd rooms, such as three, five, seven and nine rooms. The more bays there are, the higher the water level is. There are eleven rooms in the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City, which is the highest existing ancient wooden structure.

The facade is divided into abutment, roof and roof. Among them, the roof of the official building is the most important part of architectural modeling, which is huge and far-reaching.