Qing Structural Regulations
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Qing Structural Regulations (清式营造则例), a monograph on Qing dynasty architecture by the
Chinese architect Liang Sicheng
, first published in 1934.
Liang based his research of Qing dynasty architecture on the 1734 Qing dynasty Architecture
Method (Qing Gongcheng Zuofa Zeli 清工程做法则例) of Qianlong era, several craftsmen's manuscripts handed down from generation to generation and most importantly, with the Palace restoration craftsmen in Beijing as teachers and the Imperial Palace as object of study, with modern drawing and large number of architecture photographs taken by himself and by his wife, Liang succeeded in deciphering large number of hard to understand jargons and made them understandable to students of architecture, and clarified the structural characteristics of ancient Chinese architecture.
Since its publication, for more than seven decades, it has become the must read text book for
any people who wants to obtain an in-depth understanding the essence of ancient Chinese architecture. As Liang put it
this book together with Yingzao Fashi
are the "two grammar books of Chinese architecture".
Thirteen Chapters.
Chinese architect Liang Sicheng
Liang Sicheng
Liang Sicheng was the son of Liang Qichao, a well-known Chinese thinker in the late Qing Dynasty. Liang Sicheng returned to China from the United States after studying at the University of Pennsylvania...
, first published in 1934.
Liang based his research of Qing dynasty architecture on the 1734 Qing dynasty Architecture
Method (Qing Gongcheng Zuofa Zeli 清工程做法则例) of Qianlong era, several craftsmen's manuscripts handed down from generation to generation and most importantly, with the Palace restoration craftsmen in Beijing as teachers and the Imperial Palace as object of study, with modern drawing and large number of architecture photographs taken by himself and by his wife, Liang succeeded in deciphering large number of hard to understand jargons and made them understandable to students of architecture, and clarified the structural characteristics of ancient Chinese architecture.
Since its publication, for more than seven decades, it has become the must read text book for
any people who wants to obtain an in-depth understanding the essence of ancient Chinese architecture. As Liang put it
this book together with Yingzao Fashi
Yingzao Fashi
The Yingzao Fashi is a technical treatise on architecture and craftsmanship written by the Chinese author Li Jie , the Directorate of Buildings and Construction during the mid Song Dynasty of China. A promising architect, he revised many older treatises on architecture from 1097 to 1100...
are the "two grammar books of Chinese architecture".
Content
- Foreword
- Preface
- Chapter I Introduction (written by Liang's wife Lin HuiyinLin HuiyinLin Huiyin was a noted 20th century Chinese architect and writer. She is said to be the first female architect in China. Her niece is Maya Lin.-Biography:...
) - Chapter II Plan: Square, circular, oblong
- Chapter III Major Woodwork
- DougongDougongDougong is a unique structural element of interlocking wooden brackets, one of the most important elements in traditional Chinese architecture....
: column top set, corner set, intermediate set, Hua gong, traverse gong, ang, qiao, sheng, dou, lou-dou fulcrum. - Timber frame: column, base of column,lintel, sub lintel, rafter, purlin, tie, beam, liang, king post, central column, peripheral column, hypostyle column
- Dougong
- Chapter IV Masonry: stone platform, base, wall; curved roof: overhang gable roof, flush gable roof, gable and hip roof, pyramidal roof, ridge, hip.
- Chapter V Decoration: lattice window, door, ceiling decoration.
- Chapter VI Color paint: classification and order: dragon pattern, flower pattern, Suzhou style landscape pattern, story pattern.
- Appendices
- Glossary
- Measurements
- Drawings
- Yingzao Suanli (Architecture Material Estimate), distilled from craftsmen's handbooks.
Thirteen Chapters.