Timber Frame Structures小柳

What is the characteristics of timber-framed structure?

• Post and lintel structure and Column and tie beam structure.

• Columns, beams, rafters, bracket sets, tenon joints, crescent beams.

• Examples are palaces, temples, gardens, residential houses, and assembly halls.

• Some have curved roof ends, pillars, and can be pagodas.

How long is the history of timber-framed structure?

• About 2000-1400years old

At what occasion people light fire- crackers when they build a house?

• When the foundation is laid, the doors are installed, or the beams are positioned.

Why do they light fire-crackers?

• To expel ghosts and devils.

What were the forms Chinese people pass the skills of craftsmanship to younger generations?

• Masters hand down the forms to their apprentices through examples and oral instructions.

• Beijing, Shanxi, Huijiu, Sujiu schools where popular when timber-frame structures came about.

Is the timber framed structures still in used in China?

• Yes, it is used in modern day, and there are classes and schools for it.

Architecture in China

Architectures I like• I like Pavilions (Ting 亭 ) because of how

poised and elegant they look. They have the curved ends of the roofs and pillars. They normally reside in areas with a lot of nature. They are very decorated, and the pillars are normally red.

Architectures I like• I also like the Storeyed Pavilion (Ge 閣 )

because of how magnificent and beautiful they are. They tower over other buildings, and normally sit on a platform with stairs one must climb. They have upturned, curved roof ends, and are multiple stories high.