Architecture of Ancient China

The external appearance of buildings can be very different, however, the architecture of Ancient China is united by common aesthetic aspirations and building ideas inherent only in this nation. The most typical construction of the house is a frame-and-pillar structure, wood was used to create it. On the adobe platform, wooden posts were installed, then lateral beams were attached to them. Above the house was covered with a tiled roof. The strength of the buildings was provided by the pillars, so many buildings survived numerous earthquakes. For example, in the province of Shanxi there is still a wooden Buddhist temple, whose height exceeds 60 meters. This pagoda was built almost 900 years ago, but it has survived to this day.

The architecture of Ancient China is characterized by an integral composition
Buildings, which are combined into a single complex consisting of many
Constructions. Separately standing buildings in this country is still very rare:
Palaces and private houses are always surrounded by auxiliary structures. Moreover,
Courtyard buildings are absolutely symmetrical and evenly removed from the main
building.

Many examples of ancient architecture are included in the World Cultural Heritage Fund. These include the ancient city of Lijiang, which is located in Yunnan, Beijing Park Iheyuan, the Temple of Heaven and the Palace of Guogun. The architecture of Ancient China has the characteristic features inherent only in this country. For example, the roofs of buildings have always been concave. On the eaves and beams usually cut out drawings of plants and animals. Similar patterns and ornaments were also adorned with wooden poles, doors and windows.

Architecture of the Ancient World widely uses for decoration of houses various natural dyes, China is also no exception. The roofs of the palaces, as a rule, were covered with golden glazed tiles, the cornices were painted with blue-green paint, the walls and pillars-with a reddish tinge. The floors in ancient palaces were covered with white and dark marble, which gave them grandeur and monumentality.

Its architecture blossomed in ancient times during the reign of the Sunn and Tang dynasties (VII-XIII centuries). The cities were built in those times according to a clear plan with a clear geometry. The settlements were surrounded by deep moats and high walls and represented well-fortified fortresses.

Preserved many pagodas of those times, which are rounded in forms reminiscent of Indian temples. In ancient Buddhist monasteries, the pagodas were repositories of canonical books, statues and relics. The sculpture of Ancient China in many respects echoes with the Indian. The height of some statues is up to 10 meters. In the proportional forms and mathematical precision of the statues, the aspirations of Chinese masters to harmony were embodied.

The first cultural monuments of Ancient China were discovered in the 1920s. These were artifacts from the Yangshao Dynasty (middle of the 3rd millennium BC). They are characterized by a special artistic style, unlike any other. An unusually decorative and at the same time very solemn artistic style reflects the philosophical spirit that is inherent in the entire Chinese people.

The architects of China were at the same time builders, thinkers and poets with an acute and sublime sense of nature and all living things. All the palaces and residential complexes were built as if they were a continuation of the landscape. The natural relationship between architecture and landscape was even described in numerous treatises that were peculiar to that time. In ancient monuments of Chinese architecture, the whole history of this amazing country is imprinted. Unique masterpieces of architecture, created many centuries ago, amaze with their perfection and harmony.