What were ancient Chinese houses like?

When it comes to "Ancient Chinese Houses", there are countless research projects and papers on these remarkable buildings.

Chinese architecture - Wikipedia As an architectural amateur, I can only make a brief introduction based on simple information without systematic knowledge. Primitive Period - Embryonic First of all, we need to understand the appearance, layout, and materials of houses during the Shang and Zhou periods (1600 - 256 B.C.), when ordinary peasants and soldiers lived in simple houses, and only those palatial buildings could reflect the highest level of technology of ancient architects.

Reconstruction of Shang and Zhou Palace BuildingsDuring this period, ancient Chinese house designers lacked effective tools for constructing mature cities or high-rise buildings, but one of the most important symbols of the Chinese house, the arch, was widely used. Although the limited skills and simple designs of the time contributed little to the development of the Chinese house, the Chinese cultural ideas of the Zhou dynasty had a profound impact on later domestic architecture. In addition, after years of experience, wood became the main material used in Chinese construction.

Phase II - Mature Expression

Then, due to the earlier political system and economy, Classical Chinese architecture saw a minor boom during the Qin-Han period (256 BC-220 AD). From cultural relics, historical research and reconstruction of archival images as far as architecture in the Qin-Han period, before technical support and new folk aesthetics tended to lot.On the one hand, larger scale, more complex layouts, and newer features were encountered to meet the immense needs of the upper class and commoners' lives; on the other hand, large-scale urban diversification of amenities was already ripe for the picking.

Section III - EnrichmentIn this stage, the introduction of private gardens and pagodas enriched the variety of Chinese houses, while other types of buildings stagnated 581- 1279 AD - the heyday of Chinese architecture. I really lack the words to express the beauty and tremendous development of ancient domestic architecture at its climax Ming and Qing Dynasties Mature Summer Palace - Wikipedia Yuanmingyuan Park Station - Wikipedia Courtyard - Wikipedia The second also Because one comment suggested that I present more about ancient Chinese folk architecture, I searched a lot and Decided to show the pictures in simple regional divisions.

Northern Folk Houses Beijing's siheyuan (one of the most famous folk houses in China)Shanxi Folk Architecture Pingyao County - Wikipedia Shaanxi - Wikipedia Southern Folk Houses Hunan and Jiangxi Hanging Footstools (Chinese Hanging Footstools)