Architectural Styles
Song Dynasty
Alt names / subperiods
Timeline
Distinguishing Features
Geographic Presence
960-1279
- Timber post & lintel construction
- wooden Bracket Sets (Dougong)
- gently curved rmulti-tiered roofs with prominent eaves
- central hall on N/S axis
- exquisite wood carvings
- stone reliefs, and inscriptions depicting nature, mythology, or historical events
- colourful paint & glazes
- urban plans with wide streets
- public squares
- market areas,
- water management with canals & ponds
- pagodas housing relics or scriptures
- stone/wooden bridges
- courtyard houses
- Buddhist and Taoist temples with large halls
- harmony with nature
- China
- East Asia
Common Building Types
Landmark buildings
Historic Accommodation Types
Accommodation Examples
- Temples
- pagodas
- palaces
- residential homes
- The Forbidden City Beijing
- Hangzhou West Lake
- Daming Palace Xian
- Jinshan Temple Hangzhou
- Yuhang Bridge Hangzhou
- Xiangshan Temple Hangzhou
- Pagoda of the Six Harmonies Hangzhou
- Temple of Heaven Beijing
- Suzhou Gardens,
- Lingyin Temple Hangzhou
- Zhaozhou Bridge,
- Inns (旅店 / 客店)
- Government postal/relay stations (驿 / yì)
- Guesthouses / hostels for merchants (客栈 / kèzhàn)
- Temple lodging (寺院住宿)
- Guild/merchant association lodging
- Boat lodging (water-route travel) or quay-side inns
- Tea houses with lodging (茶肆 / 茶坊 + rooms)
- Private hosting networks
- Government relay / postal stations (驿, yì) on the Kaifeng ↔ Hangzhou corridor
- Commercial inns and guesthouses Kaifeng , Hangzhou , Suzhou / Yangzhou
- Lingyin Temple (Hangzhou)
- Longxing Temple (Zhengding, Hebei)
- Dule Temple (Jixian, Tianjin area)
- Canal and river travel lodging in Grand Canal cities;
Landmarks
Original Accommodation
Adapted Visitor Accommodation
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