Architectural features and styles of quadrangles

The architectural characteristics and style of quadrangles are that the buildings used form a square building around the Intermediate People's Court, which is very regular. Siheyuan has a very long history, and this architectural style is mainly concentrated in Beijing. Siheyuan, from the plane layout to the internal structure and decoration, has become the most unique building with Beijing flavor in Beijing. The four directions refer to east, west, south and north. These four houses are surrounded together to form the shape of a mouth.

What does a quadrangle look like?

Square quadrangles, from south to north, are inverted houses, east-west wing rooms, main rooms, back-built houses and so on. It is a typical residence in Beijing during the Ming and Qing Dynasties and the Republic of China.

1. The gate of the quadrangle usually opens in the southeast corner or northwest corner. The north house in the yard is the first one, which is built on the masonry abutment, bigger than other houses, and it is the owner's living room. There are east and west wing rooms on both sides of the yard, where the younger generation live. There is a corridor between the main room and the wing room for people to walk and rest. The walls of quadrangles and houses facing the street generally do not open windows, and the environment in the courtyard is closed and quiet.

There are large and small quadrangles in Beijing, but no matter how big or small, they are all made up of quadrangles surrounded by houses. The simplest quadrangle has only one yard, while the more complicated one has two or three yards. The deep house compound where rich people live is usually composed of several quadrangles side by side. There is also a partition wall in the middle.

What are the characteristics of China quadrangles?

1. The classic ancient building in the decoration of China is the quadrangle, which has different quadrangle buildings all over the country. Among them, the famous quadrangles in Beijing, such as the Forbidden City in Beijing, are the new quadrangles, which are the capitals of several dynasties and reflect more bureaucratic cultural characteristics.

2. In the history of China, the opposite door was attached great importance. From the form of the gate, we can see the rank and social status of the head of household, because the laws and regulations of past dynasties have strict regulations on the gate. Before the Republic of China, there were strict regulations on the style, size, size, color or decoration of the gates of Beijing quadrangles, and it was not cancelled until after the Republic of China.

The square courtyard of Beijing quadrangle is for the sunshine in winter. In southern Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan and other places, the sun is fierce in the west in summer, and the courtyard narrows and lengthens in the north and south to reduce sunshine. Northwest Gansu and Qinghai have a lot of wind and sand, and the courtyard walls are raised, which is called "Zhuangke". Northeast China has a vast territory and a cold climate. In order to receive more sunshine, the yard is often very wide, and there are many open spaces on the walls of the house. Siheyuan in different places have different characteristics to meet the needs of home life.