Category Traditional Chinese architecture

This category presents Chinese culture and the wisdom embodied in ancient architecture. Here you can find traditional Chinese architectural craftsmanship and real engineering projects, such as ancestral halls, Buddhist temples, Taoist abbeys, archways and multi-storey pavilions.

Traditional Chinese architecture

Layout of Ancestral Halls

This paper introduces several common ancestral hall layout styles in Chinese mainland, including the Jiangxi (Huizhou) style, as well as styles prevalent in coastal Jiangsu‑Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong regions.