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Chinese architecture Types of Chinese Architectures Place （宫） laid out on central axis. Yellow roof and red wall. The Chinese dragon was heavily used on Imperial architecture. For example: The Forbidden City of Beijing Pavilion（亭） Built normally either of wood or stone or bamboo. several shapes - square, triangle, hexagon, octagon, a five-petal flower, a fan and more. built by the lakeside to create intriguing images by water. Storied Building （楼） A lou can refer to any building of two or more stories with a horizontal main ridge. Pagoda Buddhism A symbol for a monastery. Holy For example: Yingxian Wooden Pagoda Yingxian Wooden Pagoda Courtyard House Do you know why these houses usually face south? These houses usually face south in order to get more sunlight during winter. People believe that facing south will bring good feng shui. Chinese architects used woods as the main building materials. 2.The idea of nature-human integration(“天人合一”). 3.The geomantic（风水的） culture and the theory of five nature elements（五行）. 4. The feeling of flying The bracket set（斗拱） Cornice（檐口，飞檐） 5.Gorgeous * Functions of multi-story buildings : for military use as private homes as belvederes（望景楼） as bell and drum towers The Leaning Tower of Pisa *