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Chongming Temple
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Chongming Temple
CHINA, Shanxi, Jincheng
Tang dynasty (618-907) style, has a single-eave hip-and-gable roof and a three-bay by six-rafter structure. The gradient of the roof is gentle. The eaves are noticeably extended, with the corners curved upwards and supported by two projecting bracket arms and double downward-pointing cantilever. The roof constitutes almost half of the building’s height. Within the hall, the roof frame is exposed, clearly showing two corner tie beams laid at a 45 degree angle upon the corner beams. Where the two corner tie beams meet, they crossover like bowknots, otherwise known as duanliang (broken beam). This particular feature is unique and is found nowhere else in Chinese architecture. |
