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The Great Wall of Qi (simplified Chinese: 齐 长 城; traditional Chinese: 齊 長 城; pinyin: Qí Chángchéng) is the oldest existing Great Wall in China. [1] [2] Construction of the wall started in 441 BC by the state of Qi, to defend itself against attacks from the states of Jin and Yue.
Perhaps the world's oldest timber-frame building. [139] Hōryū-ji: Nara, Japan: 670 CE Buddhist Temple Oldest wooden building still standing. [140] Nanchan Temple: Wutai, China: 782 CE Buddhist Temple Its Great Buddha Hall is currently China's oldest extant timber building. Greensted Church: United Kingdom c. 1053 CE Church
The city played an important role in trade and cultural exchange between China and the West. There are numerous historic buildings in the city, with European and Chinese ones standing side by side. Macau saw the introduction of some of the first western-style buildings to China, such as a theatre, churches, fortresses, a university, and a hospital.
The architecture of China is as old as Chinese civilization. From every source of information—literary, graphic, exemplary—there is strong evidence testifying to the fact that the Chinese have always enjoyed an indigenous system of construction that has retained its principal characteristics from prehistoric times to the present day.
The extent of the Ming dynasty and its walls, which formed most of what is called the Great Wall of China today. In 1368, the Hongwu Emperor (r. 1368–98) ousted the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty from China to inaugurate the Ming dynasty. The Mongols fled back to Mongolia, but even after numerous campaigns, the Mongol problem remained. [116]
Hangzhou historic houses are artifacts, buildings, or districts in Hangzhou, China, which have been legally declared to be "protected".According to the "Regulations of historic districts and historic buildings in Hangzhou" effectivated from 1 January 2005, historic buildings are those artifacts or districts that have lasted more than 50 years, and are of significant value for history, science ...
It is the largest architecture in China built during the Liao and Jin dynasties. The Sakyamuni Pagoda of Fogong Temple in Ying County, Shuozhou, also known as "Yingxian Muta" was built in 1056 during the Liao dynasty. It has survived several large earthquakes throughout the centuries. It is the oldest existent fully wooden pagoda still standing ...
Buildings in China have been supported by wooden frames for as long as seven millennia. The emergence of the characteristic articulated wooden Chinese frame emerged during the Neolithic period. Seven thousand years ago mortise and tenon joinery was used to build wood-framed houses. (The oldest are at Hemudu site at Zhejiang). Over a thousand of ...