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1、CHAPTER9ASumptuousArchitectureTreasure-----APanoramaofAncientChineseArchitectureHumaninvolvementinarchitecturehasbeenenduringfromtheNeolithicAgetothepresentdayinthelongrun.OvermillenniumsofthePaleolithicAge,humanancestorslivedonhunting,fishery,andnomadism,andwerecompe
2、lledtolingerintreesandcavesinsearchoftheshelterfromnaturaldisastersandbeasts’assaults.TowardthearrivaloftheNeolithicAgemanlearnedtoengageinstockraisingandfarming,andsettleddownbydiggingcavesandbuildingupsimpleresidencewithtwigsandlumber,thuscommencingtheirarchitectura
3、lcreation.Duringover3,000-yearcourseofthefeudalistsocietyChineseancientarchitecturehadgraduallyformulateditsuniquesystemcoupledwithaconsiderableprogressrespectingurbanplanning,gardening,civilhousingandconstructiontechnique.In221B.Chavingleveledtogroundtheneighboringsi
4、xkingdomstheFirstEmperorofChinestablishedthefirstunitedfeudalempireinChina,whereuponmobilizingasfullresourcesaspossibleinhisdomaintoembarkuponamassive-scaleconstructioncampaign.Inthelistingofhigh-prestigebuildingsareenrolledsuchastheA’fangPalace,theimperialmausoleums,
5、theGreatwallandDujiangyanwater-conservancyproject,succeededbyahoardofimmortalmasterpiecesinvariousdynasties.I.SequenceofChineseAncientArchitectureChinesearchitecturehasapproximatelycoursedthroughthefollowingphases:TheprimitiveperiodandtheChinDynasty(before200B.C)wasde
6、ficientinbothhistoricalliteratureandtangibleevidence;thoughscoresoftheruinsofthecitystatesandimperialpalaceshavebeenconfirmedyettheyareonthevergeoffurtherarcheologicalexcavation.TheWestern-EasternHanDynasties(204B.C-220A.D)survivedoverfourhundredyears,athrivingerainar
7、chitecturalundertakings,whenthereremainedanabundanceofhistoricalrecordshereofandtherelicsunearthedsuchascoffinchambersandaisles,whichexhibitaglimpseoftheframeworks.TheWei-Jin-Southern-NorthernDynasties(220-590)beheldarampantconstructioncampaignofpalacesandBuddhistabbe
8、ysthankstothegiganticimpetusoftheexuberatingBuddhism.Asregardstechnicalprocess,“Greco-Buddhiststyle”,asubstituteforHanstyle,