Architectural Styles

Southern & Northern Dynasties

Alt names / subperiods 

Timeline

Distinguishing Features

Geographic Presence

Six Dynasties

Buddhist

 

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420–589

  • Buddhist Influence
  • Brick and Stone Construction
  • upward-curving eaves & roofs
  • Elaborate carvings
  • decorative motifs
  • Cave Temples
  • Eastern & Northern China
  • Shanxi
  • Shaanxi
  • Jiangsu
  • Henan
  • Zhejiang provinces

Common Building Types

Landmark buildings

Historic Accommodation Types

Accommodation Examples

  • Buddhist Temples
  • Pagodas
  • Cave Shrines
  • Lingyan Temple
  • Yungang Grottoes Datong
  • Longmen Grottoes Luoyang
  • White Horse Temple Luoyang
  • Temple of the Six Banyan Trees Guangzhou
  • Songyue Pagoda
  • Government relay / postal stations (驿, yì)
  • Official guest residences (馆 / 馆舍)
  • Commercial inns and lodging houses (店 / 旅店)
  • Temple lodging (Buddhist and Daoist)
  • Monastic hostels and charity lodging
  • Private hospitality networks
  • Boat-based lodging (river travel)
  • Frontier garrisons / fortified stops (north)
  • Government relay / postal stations on major corridors linking Luoyang/Ye region or Jiankang
  • Buddhist temple lodging (寺院) – Shaolin Temple (Henan); Yungang / Longmen Buddhist sites; Southern capital monastery networks (Jiankang/Nanjing region)

Landmarks

Original Accommodation

Adapted Visitor Accommodation

 

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