#Chinese architecture

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Fujian Tulou 福建土樓

Fujian Province - China - 12th century

Tulous are rural dwellings located in the mountainous Fujian province, in the south-east of China. The community buildings were built by the Hakka people, for a defensive purpose and to establish a community organization from the 12th century to the 20th century.

The Fujian Tulou are defensive forts but also community buildings. Their form allows to unite several families within the same building, or a whole clan. These closed volumes could house up to 800 people within their terracotta walls. The architecture and organization of the Tulou is not reproducing the social hierarchy, everyone is at the same level. The rooms are of the same size, with the same windows, rising vertically according to the size of the family.

The outer walls are made of clay, earth, lime and stone, and the inner structure is made of bamboo arranged vertically as a bone structure. In addition, key parts are often decorated with a mixture of sticky rice and brown sugar to improve the stickiness. A stone base (often sandstone) allows the lower part of the wide outer earth wall to be up to 3m thick. The upper part of this wall is formed using the same technique but has a thickness reduced to about 1.50m. This has a double effect. Firstly to insulate the ground from attacks from the outside, and secondly to ensure thermal comfort during the harsh winters. Besides, the transverse earth walls are also very thick and function as fire walls. The buildings have between two and five floors and are divided vertically, each family having two or three rooms per floor depending on the structure of the transverse walls. Finally tiled roofs unify the structure and overlook the courtyard.

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chinese garden in winter by ATM

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Shaxi, 2019

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Wuzhen 乌镇 is a historic town located in the north of Zhejiang Province, China. It was first built in the 7th century during the Tang dynasty, and is characterized by its Jiangnan (region in eastern China) style architecture.

It lies within the triangle formed by Hangzhou, Suzhou and Shanghai. It has a total population of 60,000.

Wuzhen has been the permanent host place of the annual World Internet Conference, an international Internet conference held in China, since 2014.

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The Great Wall

North of Beijing, China

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Old Chinese houses are an inexhaustible creative space in terms of wooden interiors. To me, something alike is associated with childhood memories of a countryside house in Zhejiang.

Photo: ©遗产君

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Himeji Castle

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Pavilion ∞, Hangzhou, China - Atelier Lai

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Shanghai, China

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Traditional Chinese gold bracelets. Made using an ancient craftsmanship called filigree inlay 花丝手镯

Beijing and Hebei filigree inlay techniques were historically the most famous and renowned in the industry.

Examples of Chinese bracelets from the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1644 and 1644-1912 respectively).

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Evening Glow in the East

Sun and Moon Pagodas in Guilin, China

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Ming Covered Bridge in Old Lishui

This Ming Dynasty covered Huguan Bridge (護關橋), located not far from our ancestral home in Lishui (麗水), is representative of all facilities of its kind. Like most contemporary buildings, this structure has metamorphosed and evolved over the centuries.

Roofed bridges are a typically Chinese architectural phenomenon. Despite their reduced romanticism compared to open ones, covered bridges are exceptionally durable and much more human-friendly.) The preservation of the wooden structure is impressive, given the dampness from the river and the usual Zhejiang weather mood. The very name of Lishui is roughly “Beautiful Water”, it's everywhere.

A curious feature of Chinese bridges is that they often include a tiny shrine. In this case, it is a home-like altar dedicated to Guan Yu.

Photo: ©张霂佑tago

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Porcelain Tower

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Quarry No. 8 & 9, Lishui, China - DnA