Flashcards in CHINESE ARCHITECTURE Deck (47)
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Tallest and straightest of all trees in China
Persia Nanmu
2
Finest of the most emperors; model of all wisdom and sovereign virtue
Great Yao
3
Shang or Yin Dynasty - expansion of land, feudalism
Wu Wang
4
Known for ethics and education
Confucius
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Founder of Taoism
Lao Tzu
6
Shih Huang Ti
He divided the Empire into thirty six provinces
7
New code of social conduct and a philosophy of new life
Confucianism
8
Offered a doctrine of universal love as his solution to social disorder
Taoism
9
New architectural styles began to develop
1980s
10
Traditional Chinese style blended with Western architectural characteristics
Opium War
11
Official buildings were highly standarized
Ming and Qing Dynasties
12
Temples and islamic mosques were built
Yuan Dynasty
13
Scale of buildings is generally smaller than Tang Dynasty
Song Dynasty
14
Proportion of building components fell into fixed pattern
Sui and Tang Dynasty
15
Output and quality of bricks and tiles are improved
Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasty
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Improvement of technique on timber structure buildings
Primitive Han Dynasty
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Modular system; Chinese standard unit to construct all buildings
Jian
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Chinese roof
Wu’ Ding
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Chinese bracket Sets
Dougong
20
Chinese timber frame
Mugoujia
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Chinese pillars and beams
Tai Liang
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Chinese pillar and transverse tie beam
Chuan Duo
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Chinese ceremonial gateway
Pai Lou
24
Goal is to locate and orient dwellings, possesions, land and etc so as to be attuned with the flow of qi
Feng Shui
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Octagonal diagram used in feng shui analysis
Bagua
26
Chinese palaces were emperors live
Gong
27
Chinese pavilion to provide weary wayfarers with a place for rest
Liang Ting
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Chinese Terrace to serve as observatory, watch towers, military purposes or beacon towers
Terrace
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Ancient buildings with more than one storey were meant for variety of uses
Lou
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