中国园林和古建筑(英语版).pptVIP

Chinese Architecture and Gardening;Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural symbols and as works of art. ;;A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary. The palace is the highest,most luxurious and valuable architectural type in ancient China. ;Chinese palace is designed in regular square grids and arranged in formal layout, consisted of main buildings and numbers of pavilions enclosed within walls. Unlike massive single structured European palace or castle, Chinese palace is a multitude of complexes contains several large and smaller structures with parks and courtyards. ;Chinese architects used woods as the main building materials. Delicate/Tough/ Morbidezza（细腻，柔美）/Gentle and reservedThe line of beauty and the vividness(生动、活泼) of the artistic conception take priority.;Architectural “Art language”;Epang Palace阿房宫;Daming Palace大明宫;The finest example of Chinese palace is the Forbidden City, the imperial palace of Chinese empire from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is largest palace complex in the world and located in the middle of Beijing, China. The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture.; Main Characteristics of the Imperial Palace;12;13;14;Towers have been used by mankind since prehistoric times. The Chinese used towers as integrated elements of the Great Wall of China in 210 BC during the Qin Dynasty. Towers were also an important element of castles.;Strategic advantages;In history, simple towers like lighthouses, bell towers, clock towers, signal towers and minarets were used to communicate information over greater distances. In more recent years, radio masts and cell phone towers facilitate communication by expanding the range of the transmitter.; 陕西西安大雁塔;陕西西安大雁塔 建于唐朝;雷峰塔;Because Leifeng towe