Traditional architectural technology of wooden structure masterpiece

Representative works include Suzhou Gardens, Beijing Siheyuan, Xidi Hongcun, Chua's ancient dwellings, and Yang Amiao's former residence.

Traditional wooden structure construction technology is an ancient traditional handicraft skill. Traditional architecture in China is a building system based on wood frame, with soil, wood, brick, tile and stone as the main building materials.

The professional division of labor in construction mainly includes: carpenter, Joinery Work, bricklayer, bricklayer, stonemason, geotechnical engineer, oil painter, building material worker, paperhanger, etc. Among them, the big wood is the first of all "works" and plays a leading role in the construction.

China craftsmen have accumulated rich technical experience in the construction process for thousands of years. They have unique and systematic methods or skills in the aspects of reasonable selection of materials, determination of structural mode, balance and calculation of modulus and size, processing and fabrication of components, treatment of nodes and details, construction and installation, etc., and have related taboos and operation ceremonies.

This architectural skill has been passed down from generation to generation in the way of mentoring.

In 2009, the traditional wooden structure construction technology of China declared by the Institute of Architecture of Chinese Academy of Art was selected as the intangible cultural heritage of the United Nations.

"China Traditional Wood Structure Building Skills" is declared by Huizhou traditional residential building skills, Beijing quadrangle traditional building skills, Xiangshan traditional building skills and Minnan residential building skills.

Its * * * same feature is a building construction technology system with wood as the main building material, tenon and mortise as the main wood component combination mode, and modular system as the means of large-scale design, processing and production. This architectural technology system lasted for 7000 years, spread all over China, and spread to Japan, South Korea and other East Asian countries. It is the representative of ancient oriental architectural technology.