Architectural Styles

Song Dynasty

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Distinguishing Features

Geographic Presence

Chinese Traditional

Northern Song (960-1127)

Southern Song (1127-1279)

 

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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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