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  2. Chinese architecture - Wikipedia

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    Since wars were frequent in northern China, many people moved to southern China. The building method of a courtyard house was adapted to southern China. The village of Tungyuan in Fujian Province is a good example of a planned settlement that shows the feng shui elements – psychological self-defense and building structure – in the form of ...

  3. List of World Heritage Sites in China - Wikipedia

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    The Qing Dynasty (1644–1912) became China's last imperial dynasty. It maintained the Forbidden City as the imperial seat and expanded China's borders to its largest extent. The Mukden Palace in Shenyang, built during the Qing era, is noted for its unique combination of Manchu and Han architectural styles.439. Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor *

  4. Traditional Chinese house architecture - Wikipedia

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    Traditional Chinese house architecture refers to a historical series of architecture styles and design elements that were commonly utilised in the building of civilian homes during the imperial era of ancient China. Throughout this two-thousand year long period, significant innovations and variations of homes existed, but house design generally ...

  5. Ancient Chinese wooden architecture - Wikipedia

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    In traditional Chinese architecture, every facet of a building was decorated using various materials and techniques. Simple ceiling ornamentations in ordinary buildings were made of wooden strips and covered with paper. More decorative was the lattice ceiling, constructed of woven wooden strips or sorghum stems fastened to the beams.

  6. Lingnan architecture - Wikipedia

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    The Chen Clan Ancestral Hall in Guangzhou is widely considered a good example of classical Lingnan architecture.. Lingnan architecture (Chinese: 嶺南建築; Jyutping: Ling 5 naam 4 gin 3 zuk 1), or Cantonese architecture, refers to the characteristic architectural style(s) of the Lingnan region – the Southern Chinese provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi.

  7. Hakka walled village - Wikipedia

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    A Hakka walled village (Chinese: 围龙屋) is a large multi-family communal living structure that is designed to be easily defensible. This building style is unique to the Hakka people found in southern China.

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  9. Category:Buildings and structures in China - Wikipedia

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    Octagonal buildings in China (12 P) P. Proposed buildings and structures in China (6 C, 4 P) ... People's Republic of China building and structure stubs (9 C, 410 P)