Essay Archive - Chinese Architecture
Chinese Architecture
Traditional Chinese architecture can be classified into four
categories: residential houses, royal palaces, recreational structures, and
temples. The basic feature of the Chinese architecture is rectangularity-
shaped units of space joined together into a whole. Their style combines
rectangular shapes varying in size and position according to importance
into an organic whole. Each level is clearly distinguished. So, these
Chinese style buildings have a powerful and appealing exterior. When
people come to China the first thing that they notice is the curved roofs,
bold c....
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