Famous Ancient Chinese Buildings中国古代著名建筑

1、Famous Ancient Chinese Buildings 1.Imperial PalaceBeijing Imperial Palace: The Forbidden City Built from 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 surviving buildings with 8,707 bays of rooms and covers 720,000 square metres (7,800,000 square feet). The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese

2、 palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere.Shenyang Imperial Palace: The palace was used by the Qing rulers before they removed their capital to Beijing. The Shenyang Imperial Palace covers an area of more than 60,000 square meters.

3、There are totally more than 20 courtyards and 300 rooms.2.Altars and TemplesAltars and temples occupy an important place in ancient Chinese Architecture. They are ceremonial sites between religious and non-religious buildings and are served for offer sacrifices to the heaven, the earth, the sun, the

4、 moon, the country, mountains, emperor and scholars of the past, as well as ancestors.Temple of Heaven: The temple was where the Emperor came every winter solstice to worship heaven and to solemnly pray for a good harvest. 3.City Walls Ancient Chinese cities often circled by two huge walls. The inner wall is called cheng, while the outer wall is called guo. Cheng Guo is used to refer to the ancient city walls. Four Most Famous City WallsXian Ancient City Wall Great Wall of China Pingyao City Wall Nanjing Ancient City WallXian