What are the characteristics of the layout of ancient buildings in China?

The general layout, regardless of the palace, temple, office or residence, is composed of several single buildings, which form a complex according to the symmetrical and even layout. Usually, the main building is called the main hall or the central main room, and the front, left and right are divided into annex halls or wing rooms. The main hall or opposite the main hall has a front hall or inverted seat. These four single buildings form a courtyard, which is a quadrangle. Sometimes there is no front hall and no inverted seats, so it is called Sanhe Hospital. A house, temple or palace is connected by one or more courtyards.

Garden architecture is a free combination of unified and symmetrical layout. According to documents, the gardens in Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties were hunting places for emperors. In feudal society, artificial facilities in gardens gradually increased. The existing private gardens of Ming and Qing dynasties in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces have reached a certain scale. The plane treatment of pavilions, terraces, corridors and pavilions is closely combined with topography and environment, and the piling of rocks has many characteristics. "Skillful borrowing and skillful body" is the main criterion of his gardening. This spirit of adapting to local conditions and not sticking to one pattern, including the manpower and material resources saved, can be used for reference.