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Chinese Architecture in

BeijingForms and designs

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Chinese architectureof The Ming dynasty uses bright colors,

painting detailed scenes, roof tiles, roof guardians, and many

marble fence posts. It looks very different than western

architecture. Power is shown by space not height.

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In China, the Forbidden City was considered to be the center of the world.

The Emperor was to be at the center of the cosmos,so the main axis of the city is North-South. The Hall of Supreme Harmony at the center of the city is where the Emperor held audiences.After entering the city you passed through several halls and courtyards on your way to this audience. It was meant to make

you feel small.

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Arial view of Forbidden City

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From this view of the Forbidden City you can see the North-South axis and the way

that Feng Shui was used to design it. It must have a mountain at the back so they built an

artificial one called Coal Hill. It was surrounded by a moat which was the

necessary water feature for an auspicious location. It is in concentric circles within a

square which represents heaven and earth.

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Forbidden City

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Each gate is narrow which contrasts with the large squares surrounding all gates.

Together the depth and width of the space creates a sense of mystery and a regal

attitude.

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The dragon represents the Emperor while the phoenix represents the Empress.

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Summer Palace, Beijing

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The Forbidden City was designed to be both beautiful and impressive. Its

golden yellow roof tiles made it stand out from all other buildings in the

area.Although it covers huge areas, it maintains harmony because of how it

was designed.

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Nine is a lucky number in China. Notice the number of nails in each door.

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Nine is a lucky number in China so the Emperor will have 9 roof guardians The

color of a roof reflects the social status of the people living inside. Yellow was

reserved only for the Imperial family.Princes can only use green while ordinary people use grey roof tiles. Any Imperial door will

have 9 studs in each direction.

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Summer Palace

• Golden Roof Tiles for an Imperial Residence.

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Who lived in this house ? How could you tell ?

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Roof Guardians

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The dragon is associated with the Emperor and is used extensively in the Forbidden City

as a decorative element. These dragons serve as downspouts to move water away from the hall to protect it. They are the embodiment of

imperial power but also serve a practical purpose.

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Emperor’s Dragon Way

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Hall of Supreme Harmony

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Inside the Hall of Supreme Harmony there are 66 great columns. The throne has

dragon decorations as does the screen behind it. The cross beams have dragons in

yellow decorating them. The Emperor’s cloak had dragons woven into it. Altogether

there are 12,654 dragons in this room. A multiple of the auspicious number 9.

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Large pots are for Fire prevention

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All buildings must have water in front of them and mountains at the back pointing to the sun. In this case the water also served the practical feature of protecting wooden

structures in case of fire.The large pots are found all over the Forbidden City.

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Roof Guardians with light bulbs

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A marble railing

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Private Gardens of the Emperor

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Temple of Heaven

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The Temple of Heaven is where the Emperor made sacrifices to assure bountiful harvests . China was an agricultural society

so the importance of this sacrifice was shown by the emperor himself offering it up

to the heavens.The hall itself is high and is a symbol for the heavens. All carvings inside

are of clouds.

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Lamma Temple was built by the Ming Emperor’s as a home away from home

for the Dalai Lama of Tibetan Buddhism. When he visited Beijing, he

lived here.

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Lamma Temple ,Beijing

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A gate to Ming Tombs

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The Badaling section of the Great Wall is one of the more easily reached from Beijing but its also very steep. It crosses a critical

pass that protects Beijing. The guard towers used dried wolf dung to burn to announce invaders were coming. The amount they

burned told how many soldiers were coming through the pass. This gate is an entrance to

the wall itself.

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Badaling section of Great Wall

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Interior Painting detail

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Interior painting in a temple at the Great

Wall

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Prince Gong was an imperial official who was executed for his “

extravagance “ . His real crime was in building a stone boat which angered the Emperor and led to his execution.

The former palace at Beijing University shows his taste but this was his palace.

Today it is a teahouse.

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Prince Gong’s Mansion

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Drum Tower

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Beijing University

A female lionwith her paw on her baby .

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The Empress Cixi’s’ Stone Boat