景点英文讲解 景点英文讲解 4-建筑特色与文化-Interpretation of Antient Chiese Architecture.ppt

UNIT FOUR ANCIENT CHINESE ARCHITECTURE —The Sujiawei Village  —A Hakka Village inHeyuan ANCIENT CHINESE ARCHITECTURE Task Lead-in Ancient Chinese Architecture in profile Ancient Chinese Architecture in profile(1) In the long history of human development, ancient Chinese architecture has undergone all the changes from primitive thatched house to splendid and imposing palatial buildings. In this whole process, ancient Chinese architecture gradually formed its own unique features. The art of ancient Chinese architecture is undoubtedly a very important chapter in world architecture history. The dwellings of primitive men were natural caves. Today some people in the Northwest and North China still prefer to live cave dwellings that are cool in summer and warm in winter. Later, the ancient Chinese learned to make their dwellings out of thatch and tree branches, which were called “ nest residences【1) Ancient Chinese Architecture in profile(2) Architecture findings showed that pit-style houses【2】 made their appearance during the clan society. Square or circular in shape, they took the inside bank of the pit as the walls. Pillars in the center of the room and around the walls were used to prop up the roof. Over the pillars were crossbeams and rafters covered with thatch. The roof and the walls were then coated with a mixture of mud and straw to prevent dampness. Sloping entrances and steps were the two type of doorway. A typical house of this kind can be found in the 6,000-year-old Banpo remains in the eastern suburb of Xi’an. The Western Zhou Dynasty (1,046 B.C – 770 B.C) saw a marked development in architecture. Adobe【3】 Adobe Ancient Chinese Architecture in profile(3) Besides, because the frame has the substantial weight-bearing function and the walls don’t, the space between the posts may be left open or filled with bricks or light materials to form partition walls, thus making the design and arrangement of rooms more flexible. For instance, dur