Why are there almost no pavilions in ancient Chinese residential buildings?

I read the book that the high place to the sky is the realm of heaven (immortals), and it is offensive to the sky to build high, and the emperor is the son of heaven, so the palace building is relatively tall, although it is tall, but there are not many floors, only the Taoist temple has a tower, which can reach the sky. In addition to the tower, Taoist temples also have attics, which are generally 2 or 3 floors. Tsinghua Pool also has a 2-storey attic, and there are also in the city.

It's not that there are no attics, just not much, Taoist temples. Temple. The ancestral temple worships those mountain gods, the land dragon king, the Jade Emperor, and the place where the gods and horses are more likely to be seen.

Because it is very expensive to build a pavilion, there were no nails to build a house in ancient times! The all-wood structure can't be too tall at all! Each additional layer is almost 3,4 times more **, and civilians can't afford it.

There are pavilions, but there are strict building regulations, what social status, what grade to build what house is clearly written in the law book, over-the-top is to cut off the head, so the pavilion is something that ordinary people can't build and dare not build, the pavilion must be built by a person with an official body, generally speaking, only two floors can be built, and the height of the building is over-the-top

There are some differences in the architectural forms of the north and south in ancient China, and the buildings inhabited by different social hierarchies are different. Besides, there is a long time and less retention.

The pavilions and pavilions are all royal or wealthy people, and large families can build them, and there are naturally very few ordinary houses!

It's not that you can't see it, it's all destroyed, most of the Chinese buildings are wooden buildings, and they can exist for more than a hundred years.

Beijing's courtyard houses are also famous for their unique composition, which is that in traditional Chinese residential buildings, there are almost no tiles on the outside, and only narrow patios are used to communicate with the outside world. This kind of patio is the center.

Not everyone has the money to live in the attic, they are generally officials or the rich.

Only the rich can live.

A multi-storey building in ancient Chinese architecture. There was a difference between the floor and the pavilion in the early days. The building is a house with more than two floors in an ancient building, also known as a weighing house.

Pavilion refers to the lower part of the overhead, the bottom of the high hanging building, the general plane of the pavilion is nearly square in the building group can occupy the main position, such as the Buddhist temple with the pavilion as the main body, Dule Temple Guanyin Pavilion is an example. The floor plane is narrow and curved, and the pavilion is obviously different, but later because it is a multi-storey building, it is often called the pavilion. The building often occupies a secondary position in the building complex, such as the Buddhist temple scripture building, the back building and the wing building of the prince's mansion.

The building has appeared in the Warring States period, and the city tower of the Han Dynasty has been as high as 3 floors. For example, the pottery building of the Han Dynasty excavated in later generations is as high as 9 floors, which is related to the high wind style of the Han Dynasty. The appearance of the building, the addition of rooms, and the upper part of the façade of the house separated by floor slabs.

However, there are also general buildings with the name "Pavilion", such as the Forbidden City Wenyuan Pavilion and Ningbo Tianyi Pavilion. The existing more famous pavilions are Wenchang Pavilion, Penglai Pavilion, Wensu Pavilion, Five Emperor Pavilion, Ziguang Pavilion, Ten Thousand Buddha Pavilion and so on. In short, the pavilion is an ancient Chinese architectural variety, which is used for recreation, overlooking, offering Buddha or collecting books.

Most of the pavilions in ancient China are wooden structures, and the frame forms are diverse, including heavy house type, flat sitting type, well dry type, through column type and so on. The pavilions that are used to overlook the distance are more famous Tengwang Pavilion, Yellow Crane Tower, Buddha Xiang Pavilion of Summer Palace, Guanyin Pavilion of Dule Temple, Fuxian Pavilion of Datong Shanhua Temple, etc. The wooden pagoda of Yingxian County in the pavilion-style pagoda is for the Buddha, and Tianyi Pavilion and Shiqu Pavilion are famous library pavilions.

Lou said in "Saying Wen Jie Zi"; "Building, heavy house also. "The building is a very important building in the ancient city or building complex, such as the city tower, the arrow tower, the bell tower, the drum tower, the street building in the city, the yellow crane tower, the Wangjiang tower, the smoke and rain building for climbing and overlooking the distance, the theater building for acting, the back building in the house, the palace in the palace, the auxiliary building, the embroidery building, etc.

The pavilion was further developed from the gangan-style architecture that originated in the nest dwelling. The façade of the pavilion has a flat seat and a waist eaves at the middle waist, and the outer corridor of the upper floor is set along the flat seat, and in the interior is the structural layer between the ceiling and the second floor, which is usually called the dark layer. The dark floor is an important feature that distinguishes the attic from the building.

In the building group, most of the pavilions are mainly buildings, such as the Guanyin Pavilion of the Dule Temple in Jixian County, the Tiren Pavilion and the Hongyi Pavilion in the Forbidden City in Beijing. Most of the ancient Chinese pavilions were wooden structures with a variety of frame forms. The high-rise building that is formed by the intersection of square timber and stacked into the shape of the well railing, is called the well type; If a single-storey building is overlapped layer by layer to form the whole building, the weighing house type.

Since the Tang and Song dynasties, the platform structure layer has been added between the layers, and its inner eaves form a dark layer and a floor, and its outer eaves are picked out to become a platform, and this form is called flat sitting in the Song Dynasty. The upper and lower columns of each floor are not connected, and the structural handover mode is complicated. Since the Ming and Qing dynasties, the pavilion structure has successively formed a long column with each layer of wooden columns, and intersected with the beams to form an overall frame, which is called the through-column type.

In addition, there are other variations of the pavilion structure. Scenic buildings that can be climbed to the top and look far away are often named after pavilions.

Not all the houses in Beijing are ancient buildings, but the number of ancient buildings in Beijing Hongdai is large and has a long history, so it gives people the impression that the houses are all ancient buildings.

As the capital of China, Beijing has a long history and splendid culture, and has been a political, cultural and economic center since ancient times. In the long history, Beijing has built many ancient buildings, such as palaces, temples, archways, hutongs, courtyard houses, etc., which not only embody the essence of traditional Chinese architecture, but also are important symbols of Chinese culture.

With the passage of time, many ancient buildings have been restored or rebuilt, but a large part has disappeared or ceased to exist. The buildings of modern Beijing, especially the high-rise buildings in the center of the city, are numerous, but most of their styles and styles borrow from the forms and elements of ancient architecture, so they are also known as "modern ancient buildings".

In short, not all the houses in Beijing are ancient buildings, but there are a large number of ancient buildings and a long history, which gives people the impression that the houses are all ancient buildings.

In fact, not all houses in Beijing are ancient buildings, but compared with other domestic cities, the proportion of ancient buildings in Beijing is relatively large, which is mainly due to the following reasons:

1.Long history and culture: Beijing is one of the ancient capitals of China, with a long history and rich cultural heritage, so there are many ancient buildings in the building.

2.Land Use and Urban Planning: With limited land and strict urban planning constraints in Beijing, many old buildings have been preserved and restored, making the city a source of pride.

3.Protection of historical and cultural heritage: The history and cultural heritage of the Chinese nation deserve to be protected, and Beijing also attaches great importance to the protection of ancient buildings, which is why many ancient buildings in Beijing can be preserved.

In short, Beijing's ancient architecture adds character and cultural heritage to the city, but at the same time, attention needs to be paid to the protection of modernization and living needs.

A multi-storey building in ancient Chinese architecture. There was a difference between the floor and the pavilion in the early days. The building is a house with more than two floors in an ancient building, also known as a weighing house. Pavilion refers to the lower part of the overhead, the ground floor of the high hanging building, the pavilion is generally nearly square in the building group

As an indispensable and important part of the long-standing Chinese culture, traditional ancient buildings are still breathtaking, but compared with the minimalist style of modern buildings, the rigor of traditional ancient buildings is well known, and even "building" and "pavilion" have a strict distinctionNormally, houses with more than two floors are called "buildings" or "heavy houses", which is similar to our modern buildings, while buildings with high ground floors and overhead lower parts are called "pavilions".

The reason why the ancient architectural culture can be passed down to this day shows that both the design concept and the building method have unique characteristics, take the "building" and "pavilion" as an exampleThe building is usually the main architectural form and occupies a dominant position in daily life, while the pavilion is a relatively auxiliary positionIt's just that since the Song Dynasty, the difference between the two has gradually disappeared, and both the architectural technology and practical application have confused the original concepts of the two, but this also objectively reflects the rigorous attitude of the ancients in architectural concepts.

Although the names used for different building forms are different, they are all used to meet the needs of housing for work and life, but alsoThe construction process of the "pavilion" often makes people feel that they are striving for excellenceUnfortunately, few people nowadays distinguish between the two, or even understand the pavilion as the same concept or the same building, which is not true.

In general, the distinction between "building" and "pavilion" in ancient architecture is still relatively rigorous, even if it only exists at the level of theoretical research, but as a descendant, we cannot forget the unique insights and concepts of the ancients in the field of architecture, so it is still necessary to understand it through different channels and angles, which is also the basic premise of inheriting the ancient architectural culture.

The building is very high, if it is a pavilion, it is one or two floors, and it is relatively luxurious, and you can live a lot of people.

The property market does not set up a flat seat and the pavilion should set up a flat seat, which is convenient for visitors to climb the building and enjoy the scenery, but this habit disappeared after the Song Dynasty. Pavilion became a word, often conflated and indistinguishable from each other.