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1、CHAPTER9ASumptuousArchitectureTreasure-----APanoramaofAncientChineseArchitectureHumaninvolvementinarchitecturehasbeenenduringfromtheNeolithicAgetothepresentdayinthelongrun.OvermillenniumsofthePaleolithicAge,humanancestorslivedonhunting,fishery,andnomadism,andwerecompelledtoling
2、erintreesandcavesinsearchoftheshelterfromnaturaldisastersandbeasts’assaults.TowardthearrivaloftheNeolithicAgemanlearnedtoengageinstockraisingandfarming,andsettleddownbydiggingcavesandbuildingupsimpleresidencewithtwigsandlumber,thuscommencingtheirarchitecturalcreation.Duringover
3、3,000-yearcourseofthefeudalistsocietyChineseancientarchitecturehadgraduallyformulateditsuniquesystemcoupledwithaconsiderableprogressrespectingurbanplanning,gardening,civilhousingandconstructiontechnique.In221B.ChavingleveledtogroundtheneighboringsixkingdomstheFirstEmperorofChin
4、establishedthefirstunitedfeudalempireinChina,whereuponmobilizingasfullresourcesaspossibleinhisdomaintoembarkuponamassive-scaleconstructioncampaign.Inthelistingofhigh-prestigebuildingsareenrolledsuchastheA’fangPalace,theimperialmausoleums,theGreatwallandDujiangyanwater-conservan
5、cyproject,succeededbyahoardofimmortalmasterpiecesinvariousdynasties.I.SequenceofChineseAncientArchitectureChinesearchitecturehasapproximatelycoursedthroughthefollowingphases:TheprimitiveperiodandtheChinDynasty(before200B.C)wasdeficientinbothhistoricalliteratureandtangibleeviden
6、ce;thoughscoresoftheruinsofthecitystatesandimperialpalaceshavebeenconfirmedyettheyareonthevergeoffurtherarcheologicalexcavation.TheWestern-EasternHanDynasties(204B.C-220A.D)survivedoverfourhundredyears,athrivingerainarchitecturalundertakings,whenthereremainedanabundanceofhistor
7、icalrecordshereofandtherelicsunearthedsuchascoffinchambersandaisles,whichexhibitaglimpseoftheframeworks.TheWei-Jin-Southern-NorthernDynasties(220-590)beheldarampantconstructioncampaignofpalacesandBuddhistabbeysthankstothegiganticimpetusoftheexuberatingBuddhism.Asregardstechnica
8、lprocess,“Greco-Buddhiststyle”,asubstituteforHanstyle,