Scupltures are used to decorate lintels of Yongle Palace. [Photo by WANG KAIHAO/CHINA DAILY] In ancient Chinese architecture, chiwen were mostly made of pottery or wood before the time of Yongle ...

Later, with the development of architecture ... called sha (the steeple of a pagoda) by Chinese architects in ancient times. The remaining temple buildings--palaces, verandas, gateways, etc.

Ancient Chinese architecture boasts a rich variety of styles and high levels of construction. There were residences, official buildings, palaces, temples, altars, gardens, bridges, city walls and ...

In ancient Chinese architecture, chiwen were mostly made of pottery or wood before the time of Yongle Palace, but the ones at the temple used a colored glaze, known as liuli, that has not faded even ...

I recently read the book The History Of Chinese Architecture by Liang ... of valuable information on Shanxi’s ancient buildings. This includes Foguang Temple in Wutai Shan, the nine-storey ...

Buddhist grotto, the Fohui Temple Cave in North China's Shanxi Province Photo: CCTV News. A new Buddhist grotto, the Fohui Temple Cave, was recently discovered in North China's Sh ...