Chinese Architecture

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to the present. Builders
would apply a lacquer to the wood to preserve it. These lacquers were made
in bold colors, and this became one of the key ways to identify Chinese
architecture. The highly varied color found on a traditional Chinese
building have a symbolic meaning to the Chinese culture. People would
paint dragons, flowers, birds, and landscapes on these buildings. These are
called murals that are painted onto the buildings to give it more meaning.
The Chinese would make a platform, and build the structure on the platform.
A high platform would add strength, elegance, and honor to large buildings.

The roofs on the Chinese buildings are also very important. Roofs
usually slope down on both sides in a simple fashion. Traditional southern
Chinese residences, including those on in Taiwan, have ceramic
ornamentation on the ridge of the roof that breaks up the otherwise flowing
outline of the building. The curve in the roofs are still admired by many
visitors. This is ...

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