The Unique Charm of Wooden Structures in Ancient Chinese Architecture

    There is a kind of beauty that only exists in the wooden structure of ancient Chinese architecture. Structure and architecture cannot be separated, they coexist with each other. Every great building has a remarkable soul, and only buildings with a soul can continue to inspire and move people, becoming a heritage of all humanity.

    Chinese ancient architecture has a long historical tradition and has formed a unique style over a long period of time. Chinese ancient architecture differs from traditional architecture in other countries in that it mostly consists of wooden structures. Wooden structure architecture has a history of thousands of years and has gradually formed its own distinct characteristics in its development, becoming a brilliant flower in world architecture. Mainly composed of wooden structures, forming an elastic framework. There are three different structural methods: lifting beams, Chuan dou type, and Jinggan.

    The wooden structure is composed of mortise and tenon joints, which has a certain degree of flexibility and the mortise and tenon joints have a certain degree of mobility. The brackets and tenons used in the structure of the frame have some room for expansion and contraction, so the damage caused by earthquakes to this frame can be reduced within a certain limit, making the entire wooden frame have great potential in reducing damage from earthquake forces.

     In modern homes, some new Chinese styles use traditional gardening techniques, traditional colors, traditional patterns and symbols, and the creation of plant spaces to create modern landscape spaces with Chinese charm. It not only retains traditional culture, but also embodies the characteristics of the times, breaking through the common shortcomings of traditional Chinese style such as being too calm and not enough lively.