Layout and characteristics of quadrangles in Beijing.

The general feature of traditional houses in northern China is that the courtyard (or patio) is the core, and all kinds of houses are regularly arranged according to the principle of solid outside and weak inside and the pattern of symmetrical central axis. Among them, the quadrangle in Beijing is the highest level and the most representative, and it is an outstanding representative of the traditional houses of the Han nationality in China.

Since the Yuan Dynasty, princes, wealthy businessmen, literati and ordinary people have lived in quadrangles of all sizes. Many people have a vague impression of quadrangles, but what is the exact definition of quadrangles in Beijing? Let me explain it to you here.

Beijing Siheyuan is famous for its unique composition, and it is typical and representative in traditional residential buildings in China. Most of the residential buildings in China are internal courtyard houses, while the residential courtyards in the south are very small, and the surrounding houses are connected as a whole, which is called "a seal". This kind of residence is suitable for the climate conditions in the south, and the ventilation and lighting are not ideal. The quadrangles in Beijing are spacious and spacious, surrounded by independent houses and connected by cloisters, which is very convenient to live in.

The quadrangle in Beijing is actually a kind of quadrangle architecture. The so-called quadrangle refers to the east, west, south and north directions, and "combination" means that all houses are surrounded together to form a zigzag structure. A courtyard is surrounded by houses, a four-in-one house, and a yard in the middle. This is the yard. After hundreds of years of construction, Beijing quadrangles have formed a unique Beijing style from plane layout to internal structure and detail decoration.