What does the ancient architecture in China have for reference to modern architecture?

China has a long history of architecture and brilliant achievements. Its unique artistic style makes it a pearl in chinese heritage. This series of existing buildings with superb technology, exquisite art and unique style is unique in the architectural history of the world and is an important part of the splendid culture of ancient China. They are like history books with stone carvings, which let us relive the history and culture of our motherland and inspire our patriotic enthusiasm and national self-confidence. At the same time, they are also an art for people to watch and enjoy with beauty.

The influence of modern architecture on ancient architecture is mainly reflected in the characteristics of ancient architecture in China.

Characteristics of ancient architecture in China;

1. quadrangle-style group layout.

There is a simple organizing rule in the plane layout of ancient buildings in China, that is, every house, palace, official residence, temple and other buildings are surrounded by several single buildings, some cloisters, fences and other courtyards. This courtyard-style group and layout are generally designed symmetrically along the longitudinal axis (also known as the front and rear axis) and the horizontal axis. The more important buildings are placed on the vertical axis, and the secondary houses are placed on its left and right sides on the horizontal axis. The group layout of the Forbidden City in Beijing and the northern quadrangles is the typical example that best embodies this principle of group layout. So far, a large part of people in northern China are following this courtyard layout. Two-slope roof, surrounded by courtyard walls or some buildings, with a courtyard in the middle.

2. Clever and scientific framework structure.

This is the most important feature of ancient architecture in China. Because the ancient buildings in China are mainly wooden frame structures, that is, wooden columns and beams form the frame of the house, and the weight of the roof and eaves is transferred to the columns through the beam frame, and the wall only plays the role of partition, not the structural part that bears the weight of the house. This frame-type wood structure has formed a unique component unique to high-rise buildings such as palaces and temples in the past, that is, bundles of "fighting arches" under the eaves. It consists of bucket-shaped wood blocks and bow-shaped cross bars, which are criss-crossed and picked out layer by layer to form a support with a big top and a small bottom. After the Ming and Qing Dynasties, due to the simplified structure, the beam was directly placed on the column, which led to the structural function of the bucket arch almost completely disappearing and almost becoming a pure decoration. Although this kind of building is rarely seen in houses, it can be seen in many tourist attractions to attract tourists.

3. Colorful artistic images.

Architecture is not only a technical science, but also an art. After long-term efforts, the ancient architecture in China absorbed the characteristics of other traditional arts in China, especially the plastic arts such as painting, sculpture and arts and crafts, and created colorful artistic images and formed many characteristics in this respect. Among them, the following three aspects are more prominent.

1, decorating the roof

Ancient craftsmen in China discovered the possibility of using roofs to achieve artistic effects very early. Ancient craftsmen in China made full use of the characteristics of wood structure, created the roof's lifting and folding, the roof's tilting and protruding, and formed the soft and graceful curves of the cornices of birds' wings and various parts of the roof. At the same time, the ridge end of the roof is properly carved and the eaves tiles are decorated. After the Song Dynasty, glazed tiles were widely used to add color and luster to the roof. In addition, many other roof styles have appeared one after another, and various complex shapes with artistic effects have been combined from these roofs, which has made China ancient buildings gain rich experience in creating architectural artistic images by using roof forms and become one of the important features of ancient buildings in China.

2. The use of color

Ancient craftsmen in China were the boldest and the best at using colors in architectural decoration. This feature is closely related to the wood structure system of buildings in China. Because wood can't be used for a long time, China architecture has long adopted the method of painting and tung oil on wood, protecting wood and strengthening wood components through tenon-mortise combination, and at the same time increasing aesthetics, so as to achieve a combination of practicality, firmness and aesthetics. Later, the columns and beams were decorated in red, or colored paintings were painted on the beams and squares of the bucket arch. After long-term practice, China has accumulated rich experience in the application of architectural colors, and the application of ancient architectural colors in China varies with different nationalities and regions. There are many types of ancient buildings in China, including palaces, temples, pagodas, houses and garden buildings. Among them, the achievements of palaces and garden buildings are the most prominent. For example, the China Pavilion of the Shanghai World Expo chose the calm "Forbidden City Red" as the main color.

3. The application of traditional symbols in modern architecture

The so-called symbol is to express some concepts and concrete things with a clear information unit. Traditional symbols in architecture emphasize national traditions and local characteristics with recognized representative models or shapes by highly summarizing and refining methods. The architecture that truly respects tradition is not a simple retro, nor a simple superposition and piling of traditional symbols, but a proper grasp of the spirit and meaning of tradition and the essence and connotation of its culture.