History of China's architectural development

1, the founding period:

Zhou to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period (the same period of Western architectural divisions: Egypt, Greece, West to)

2, maturity:

Qin and Han (the same period of Western architectural divisions: Greece, Rome)

3, the period of the dissolution of the convergence of the period:

Wei-Jin and the North and South Dynasties (the same period of Western architectural divisions: the Early Christian period, the Byzantine period)

4, heyday:

Sui and Tang dynasties (the same period of Western architectural division: Byzantine period, early Goethe period)

5, the continuation of the period:

Song, Liao, Jin, and Yuan (the same period of Western architectural division: Goethe period)

6, stagnation:

Ming and Qing (the same period of Western architectural division: after the Renaissance)

6, the stagnation period:

Ming and Qing (the same period of Western architectural division: after the Renaissance)

8 : after the Renaissance)

Expanded Information:

China, from the ancient times to the end of the Qing Dynasty, has created many heirloom palaces, mausoleums, temples, gardens and houses, and its architectural forms and methods of construction spread far and wide to East Asian countries.

Ancient Chinese architecture is not only a reference for modern architectural design in China, but also has long had a worldwide impact and become a cultural heritage that has attracted worldwide attention. Appreciation of ancient Chinese architecture is like turning over a heavy history book.

Chinese ancient architecture has a rich sculpture decoration. Sculpture of ancient buildings is generally divided into two categories, one is on the building, or carved in the columns, beams and square, or molded in the roof, beams, columns above. Subjects are characters, gods and buddhist stories, birds, animals, flowers, birds, fish and insects, etc., the dragon and phoenix theme is more widely used.

Sculpture materials according to the building itself, there are wood and stone, brick and tile, gold and silver, copper and iron. Another category is inside the building or both sides or before and after the sculpture, most of them are detached from the building and the existence of the building is the preservation of the building or accessory. Sculptures inside the building are mostly Buddhist and Taoist content in Buddhist and Taoist temples.

Baidu Encyclopedia - History of Chinese Architecture