Notes on Chinese Architecture: Dougong (sample 1)

A bracket also called Dougong, transmits the load from the roof to the column.

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#93 Teaching at Taizhou Teachers College, China (Beijing Temple #1. The Lama Temple of Beijing)

January 21st 2008
For over two thousand years, the Chinese have used the "same" architectural model of construction for both imperial and religious buildings. Such construction consists of three elements: 1. A platform, 2. Post-and beam timber frames, and 3. Non-loadbearing walls. Standard features of these imperial building complexes include a front gate, four-sided enclosures or courtyards, and a series o ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more

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