What's the difference between residential buildings in China and those abroad?

Foreign ancient buildings are mainly masonry structures and are well preserved. The clues to development are also clear. At every stage, we can see the influence of technology and the trend of the times on architecture.

Most of the ancient buildings in China are wood structures, and there are not many preserved ones, and there are not many materials available for research.

The status of ancient craftsmen in China was low, most of them were apprentices, and they were easily lost, so the technological progress was slow. In a sense, China's ancient architecture pays more attention to levels and its artistic conception.