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CHINESE Flashcards

1
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Influenced by conservative philosophies like

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Confucianism, Taoism

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Traditional Chinese buildings are always found in _____________, whether they are residences, temples or palaces.

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pairs or groups

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Styles of Chinese ancient architecture are _____ and ____, such as temples, imperial palaces, altars, pavilions, official residences and folk houses, which greatly reflect Chinese ancient thought – the harmonious unity of human beings with nature.

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rich and varied

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Most structures in Chinese Architecture are simple _________ , and it is the architectural complex composed by single structures rather than the single structures themselves that expresses the broadness and magnanimousness of ancient Chinese Architecture.

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rectangles

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5
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Feng shui is based on G_______

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GEOMANCY

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6
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Basic materials:
T_______
B_______
B______ S
L_______ & S ______

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TIMBER
BAMBOO
BRICKS
LIMESTONE & SANDSTONE

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7
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PERSEA NANMU

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tallest and straightest of all trees in China

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ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER CHINESE ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE

C_______ of S________
Enclosure and/or _____________
H_______y
H_________ E_________
__________ and c__________
C__________

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Concept of Symmetry
Enclosure and/or modular system
Hierarchy
Horizontal Emphasis
Material and construction
Cosmology

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9
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THE AXIAL CITY PLAN AND SITE PLAN is influenced by?

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Confucianism

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An _____________ layout was the most suitable means of expressing the concept of rigid hierarchical social system in ancient China.

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axial symmetrical city layout

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*axial layout**
The placement of buildings in a property or complex are based on the _______ and the importance of building.

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Hierarchy

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Buildings with doors facing the front of the property are important than those facing sides

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Buildings facing away from the front of the property are least important

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_______-facing = held in higher esteem and reserved for elder members/ ancestral plaques

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South facing

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15
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____&____ = for junior members of family

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East & West

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16
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Common Characteristics of Classical Chinese cities

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Axial layout/plan
- place important building at the center
Square plan
Enclosed inside wall

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17
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Essential point of Confucianism is ________ = primary source of happiness is harmony in family

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HARMONY

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18
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= major axis
= minor axis

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North-South
East-West

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TING (____) – largest and the most formal room used to treat important guests
TANG (_________) – the place to hold family meeting
L’OU (________) – the place for family member live and for taking advantage of scenery
TING (_______) – the place for relaxation

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Hall
living room
Apartment
pavilion

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20
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Ancient Chinese house = enclosed by high __________, 1 or 2 doors lead out to the street

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solid walls

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What type of system/technique uses one of the basic principles of classical Chinese buildings is the use of a module

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Modular system

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22
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– a structured by as a standard unit to construct all buildings. It is a rectangular space marked by adjacent structural frames.

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Jian

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23
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The art of traditional Chinese architecture may be seen as the ________ of _____

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aesthetic of wood

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24
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Use of COURTYARDS
Temperature regulation & venting the building complexes
Commonly found in Northern Chinese Architecture

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ENCLOSURE

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25
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Serves to collect rain water from the roof tops

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Sky well

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26
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Vents for rising hot air and most important feature in Hui Style Architecture

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Sky well

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27
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Wood framework systems for Chinese homes and other buildings were standardized by the

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Ming Dynasty

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28
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WOODEN FRAMING SYSTEM
To support the ___________ – distributes gravitational forces _________ and then out through the wooden frame

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heavy tile roof
downward

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29
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Non load-bearing walls can be made of many diff materials:

B
E
W
B
C______ s_____

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brick, earth, wood, bamboo, or cotton stalks

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30
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Pillars and Beams

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TAI-LANG

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31
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Pillar and Transverse Tie Beam

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CHUAN DUO

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32
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Difference from European traditions is that Chinese timber buildings do not rely on triangular bracing to create rigidity, but use instead elaborately jointed corbelled brackets known

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dougongs

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33
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Pillars-and-Transverse-tie-beams systems under construction in Sichuan province

Often used in the southwhere the houses are deeper

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CHUAN DUO SYSTEM

34
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Curved roof with raised eaves would enable more ____ to enter the house and better view outside from inside

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light

35
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Dragons (Long) = represent the

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emperor and divinity

36
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Phoenix (Feng) =

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affluence

37
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Tiger – represent

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divine power and strength

38
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roof framing of chinese

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SQUARE

39
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Single or double hip roofs are reserved for the most important buildings

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WUDIAN

40
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Gable roofs (single or double) have nine ridges, in contrast to the five ridges of hip roofs. This style denotes temples or mansions of **secondary importance*” constructed for high-ranking officials

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XIESHAN

41
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6 Categories of roof style

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Hip - most important
Gable - secondary important
Pyramid - garden
Flush gable - worker’s house
Overhanging gable - servants house
Round ridge - gardens and side halls

42
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Arranged like flowers

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DOUGONG (Corbel brackets)

43
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The Hall of Supreme Harmony boasts __________ ornaments

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13,433 individual dragons

44
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Statuettes placed along the ridge line of official buildings of the Chinese empire

Only for Official buildings (palaces, governments, and some temples)

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ZENGWEN (Zoomorphic Ornaments

45
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Highest and biggest city

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IMPERIAL CITY

46
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It is the world’s largest palace complex

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FORBIDDEN CITY | 1407-20

47
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FORBIDDEN CITY
3 BIG HALLS WHERE THE EMPEROR HOLDS GRAND CELEBRATIONS

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SUPREME HARMONY
MIDDLE HARMONY
PRESERVING HARMONY

48
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MERIDIAN GATE

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Main and most important gate
“Noon Gate”

49
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FOO LION

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Gate of Heavenly Purity, Imperial Palace.
Also called Foo Dogs

50
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GOLD

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Noblest color

51
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HEXICAIHUA

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a kind of Chinese color painting

52
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Introduced to China from India around the first century AD

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BUDDHIST ARCHITECTURE

53
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Divided into three branches:
Chinese Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism
Pali Buddhism

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BUDDHIST ARCHITECTURE

54
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PINYIN TA

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PAGODA

55
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Pagoda, ______ plan

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Octagonal

56
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Usual number of pagodas

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13

57
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Pagoda ______ in plan

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Polygonal

58
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Pagoda have ___ number if layers (7/9 layer)

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Odd

59
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The shape of cross-section of pagoda is _________, 8 sided or even circular

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rectangular

60
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TA’IS

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Chinese pagoda

61
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SONGYUE PAGODA

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oldest existent stone pagoda in China

62
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Often chiselled into cliffs

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GROTTOES

63
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YUNGANG GROTTOES
___ statues from the ___ caves survive
Datong of Shanxi Province

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50 thousand
52 caves

64
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Main form of Buddhist Architecture

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TEMPLE

65
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Temples follows Imperial Style but with ____ roof tiles

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green

66
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Buddhist temples tend to be decorated in ___ or _____, and there is a main hall for a statue of Bodhisattva

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red
Black

67
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Buddhist Temples are called

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Miso

68
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BOROBUDOR TEMPLE

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LARGEST BUDDHIST TEMPLE

69
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LONGXING TEMPLE

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Dafo (big Buddha) Temple – huge bronze statue of Buddha

70
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_____ temple roofs are generally blue

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Taoist

71
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oldest and most extensive Taoist temple in Chengdu area

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QINGYANG PALACE

72
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_______, a word from ancient Sanskrit meaning a square or round tomb or a soul shrine

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STUPA

73
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These dome-shaped graves or _____, of the saints were regarded as holy places

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tumuli

74
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PAILOU/BAILOU/PAIFANG

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Erected in memory of virtuous people

75
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spacious and grandiose with variety of plants, symbolic trees and smaller gardens for specific purposes

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IMPERIAL GARDENS

76
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built in urban areas, neighbored with residences generally small and simple due to expensive land

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PRIVATE GARDENS

77
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found in monasteries against quiet and Verdant Mountain, with naturaly beauty and solemn within the sacred atmosphere

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MONASTIC GARDENS

78
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largest, best preserved and most interesting royal gardens in the world

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SUMMER PLACE

79
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It is a series of stone and earthened fortifications built by a number of emperors to protect the northern borders against nomadic tribes

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GREAT WALL OF CHINA

80
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dynasty
Built by tamping earth between board frames

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QIN DYNASTY

81
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dynasty
Large brick and lime as new material

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HAN DYNASTY

82
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Bricks

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MING DYNASTY

HOA 3 Asian Architecture (5 decks)

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