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A GLIMPSE OF CHINESE CULTURE 中国文化概况 Chapter10 Architecture 1.掌握中国古代建筑的特点 2.了解中国古代建筑的主要类型 3.介绍中国桥梁 4.辨认典型的中国风格建筑 学习目标 Overview Lead-in Activity Watch Think Watch the video clip and discuss: What ancient Chinese architecture impresses you most？ Are there any residential houses with distinct features in your hometown？ Overview Text Study Characteristics of Traditional Chinese Architecture Timber Framework Plain, Flexible and Beautiful Layout The Building Materials. Artistic Roof Design Colorful Painting Traditional Chinese Architecture Timber framework timber framework as a supporting structure walls were not load bearing; only used to separate spaces timber frame supported most of the weight of the house windows, doors, and walls were not restricted to certain locations Plain, flexible and beautiful layout Chinese structures are based on the principle of balance and symmetry the main structure is the axis The secondary structures were positioned as two wings on either side to form the main room and yard. The building materials timbers, bricks and tiles. the glazed tile: high-grade building material, palace building, large mansions of some nobles and officials gray tile: residences of nobles and officials The artistic roof design huge roofs with extended eaves to ensure enough lighting to avoid the dampening of the walls to ward off evil spirits in temple zoomorphic ornaments called wenshou(吻兽) a traditional practice: placing animal figures on roof ridges Characteristics of Traditional Chinese Architecture The colorful paint plays the roles of decoration and protection. initially used on wood for antisepsis Later, it became an architectural ornament Imperial Architecture Imperial mausoleums Imperial palaces The meaning of number nine Traditional Chinese Architecture Imperial Ar