CHINESE ARCHITECTURE

BY: CABALLERO, CRIZALENE A.

ABSTRACT: (summary, brief and clear)

INTRODUCTION:

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How architecture was born in that p[particular area

What are the particular place?

Who are the people.

Chinese architecture stands in every Chinese province and autonomous region and has been a profound influence
on construction in every East Asian country. China’s earliest building remains are from around the sixth
millennium BCE. Through all these centuries and across so much space, almost no architects are known by name.
Until the fall of imperial China in 1911, the patrons of China’s most significant architecture were rulers and aristocrats,
and all Chinese architecture, for emperors and for the humblest subjects, was built by craftsmen. The classical
Chinese language has no word for “architect,” only one for “craftsman-builder.” Instead, in every aspect of Chinese
construction, public or private, imperial or vernacular, religious or secular, principles and standards established in the
first millennium BCE dictated building practices for the next several millennia. Traditionally, Chinese buildings have
been categorized in two ways, by purpose and by material.

Traditionally, Chinese buildings have been categorized in two ways, by purpose and by material. The main purposes
of Chinese architecture are palatial, religious, funerary, and residential; the roles of architecture in urban planning and
landscape also are recognized. 

 The major material of Chinese architecture is wood. Less often, Chinese buildings are made in brick and stone, and
very occasionally metal. Small-scale architecture is made of other materials, such as pottery. Chinese architecture in
any material is modular. The module of one component of a Chinese building generates the rest of its pieces.
Similarly, a bay unit can be repeated lengthwise or crosswise to turn a small structure into a large one. A result of this
process is that traditional Chinese buildings are always recognizable, usually by their roofs as well as by the use of
pillars and bracket sets. Critical study of Chinese architecture did not begin until the 20th century. Most of the writing
on the subject even today is in Chinese.

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Chinese architecture emphasizes respect for nature, love nature, architecture live in harmony.with the nature.
China building emphasis more different artificial contrast with nature. This feature has obviously been
reflected the various building types in China such as the location and layout in towns, villages, tombs and
residential. It has its own theory called "Feng shui".

China building had a tremendous impact on the majority of East Asia like Japan, Vietnam and Mongolia.They
onstitute the core of the East Asian architecture together with China.During Ming and Qing Dynasties, Chinese
architecture expecially the Chinese Landscape Architecture began to be known to the European and produce a
real impact. Meanwhile, Chinese architecture has accepted the main external influences from South and
Central Asia in Han and Jin dynasty.

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SIGNIFICANCE:

CONTRIBUTION:

A. BUILDING MATERIALS
B. DESIGN
C. FAMOUS ARCHITECTS

CONCLUSION/REACTION:

 LAND AREAS 9, 596, 960 SQKM.

 THE COUNTRY IS MOUNTANOUS

 COMPRISING 23 PROVINCES

 BORDERED BY YELLOW SEA, SOUTH CHINA SEA, PACIFIC OCEAN AND BY 14 COUNTRIES (N.
KOREA, MONGOLIA, AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, INDIA, NEPAL AND BHUTAN ARE SOME OF
THEM)
WIDESPREAD INFLUENCE

 chinese architecture spread into the east asian reLIGION INCLUDING Japan and Viet Nam which
now combines to form the East Asian Achitecture.
 In the early Ming and Qing dynasties Chinese architecture was very different from Western.
 It then became well known in Europe and they were greatly influenced
 China also acceted influence from south and central Asia
 Unification of dynasties thoughout chinese histroy brought a lot of development to china
including arts.