On the relationship between structure and form of ancient buildings in China.

China's architectural system can basically be summarized as follows:

I. Single building

China's building system is dominated by wood structure, while China's single ancient buildings are basically made of wood. In other words, the main body of the house is made of wood as columns and beams, which becomes a beam frame structure. This structure is also the predecessor model of frame structure in contemporary architecture, which lays a good foundation for modern architecture. Besides these, the architectural features of China's ancient architecture system also lie in its details.

Second, the treatment of the roof

This is a feature of this architectural system, which has always occupied an extremely important position in China's architecture. The surface of the tile is curved, and when the roof is inclined on all sides, the four corners of the roof are also inclined. Especially the ornate decoration of the roof has long been discovered and utilized. Relatively speaking, in other building systems, the roof has been neglected. Except for the dome roof, it is generally sloppy and dull. But in China, architects have long discovered the huge decorative function of the roof. In ancient books, there are poems that record and praise the roof eaves. This is an important feature of China's ancient architectural system.

Third, the bold color of the building.

In the ancient architectural system, vermilion was boldly used as the main color of large-scale buildings, such as columns, doors and windows. Decorate the upper structure of the wooden frame with colorful paintings, such as columns, beams and squares, both inside and outside. On the TINT, the ancient buildings in China are the boldest, which is also a feature of ancient single buildings. The use of a large number of colored glazed tiles gives full play to the use potential of various coatings. Carving flowers on wood, making relief on stone surface and carving on brick surface are the characteristics of ancient architectural system in China.

Four, the exquisite treatment of wood structure

Ancient buildings in China usually expose the parts where the components meet, and then slightly process their external shapes to make them a part of the decoration of the whole building itself. Such as patterns, knockers, angle leaves, etc. Are carved on a whole set of beams and columns. In addition, roofs, spine kisses, tiles, etc. All belong to this kind of detail processing.

Compared with western countries, China's architecture may not have an advantage in single modeling, but its exquisite structure, perfect detail treatment and the application of traditional techniques in China all make China's architecture have its own characteristics.