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

1. Combining rigidity with flexibility is the traditional wisdom of the Chinese nation.

2. Flexible frame structure: the wall does not collapse.

3. The whole floating cushion foundation, bucket, tenon and mortise: the key to the earthquake.

Combining rigidity with softness is the traditional wisdom of the Chinese nation. The world-famous Taiji Biography is the direct product of this idea, and the earthquake-proof method of traditional wooden buildings in China can be called "Architectural Taiji Biography".

The Chinese nation not only wisely chose wood and other organic materials as the main structural materials from the beginning of civilization, but also developed and formed a flexible frame system with the longest history, the longest duration and the highest technical maturity in the world.

In ancient China, there were few buildings with complex planes, and rectangles with aspect ratio less than 2: 1 were mainly used. Regular plane shape and structural layout are beneficial to earthquake resistance. Traditional buildings are often the largest in the middle (the center), and the width between the two rooms and the two sides decreases in turn. This design is very beneficial to resist the torque of earthquake.