The Intrinsic Spirit of China Traditional Architecture

1. The emergence of "country" reflected by the development of architectural thought from "settlement" to "city".

China prehistoric culture can be divided into five stages: Youchao, Suirenshi, Fuxi, Shennong and Huangdi. The real architecture started from the Yellow Emperor. During this period, with the development of society, residential areas with settlements as units appeared. Residential areas are mainly residential buildings, as well as large houses and squares for residents' public activities, serving all residents.

Therefore, they are all open, that is, there is no hierarchy in this period. About 2 1 year BC, mankind entered the era of civilization (slave society), and the earliest country was born in the form of urban architecture. The city at this time is different from prehistoric times. It has become a military facility, a political center and a stage for political activities of controllers.

That is, there was a saying of "building a city to protect the monarch" at that time, and the city appeared as the opposite of the people, and all the designs of the city reflected the above ideas.

2. The level of people reflected by the social level in ancient China.

In ancient China, "civilization formed" and entered the "country", so did cities. At that time, the city was the ruling center of the country. This was the case with the "cities" in Xia, Shang and Western Zhou Dynasties, and it was also the case until the Qing Dynasty. This is the embodiment of the whole ancient hierarchy.

3. The central idea in China's ancient architecture.

In China's traditional thought, everything is impartial, that is, the so-called golden mean, which is embodied in architecture, that is, China is the most important thought, that is, China is the most important.