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The unique natural meteorological landscape of the summit of Mount Emei coincides with themes of Buddhist sacred culture. Golden Summit of Mount Emei represents a powerful integration of nature, culture and architecture.
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Gable-and-hip roof is a typical roof style in traditional Chinese architecture, usually comprising four sloping roofs with two large roof sections in the front and back, whereas on each of the other two sides is a smaller roof section with a gable.
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Column-and-tie construction is a typical style of traditional Chinese timber structures in which columns and beams are connected by mortise and tenon joints.
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Paifang (lit. memorial gate), one type of monument in the form of gates and arches, is used to commemorate the merit or worship the ancestor.
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Jiangnan refers to the region to the south of the Yangtze River.
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Raised-beam frame is one type of timber frame in traditional Chinese architecture. It is characterized by using beams that are borne up by columns placed in the direction of depth, with layers of shorter columns and beams overlapped on the beam up to the ridge of the roof.
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Log-cabin style is a structure that stacks wood layer by layer as walls without using columns and beams.
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Bashu refers to some districts of the Southwestern China during the pre-Qin period (approximately the 21st century to 221 BC) and now includes the area in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.
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Lao Tse (571–471 BC), the founder of philosophical Taoism, in the Spring and Autumn periods (771–476 BC).
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Dao De Jing, also simply referred to as Lao Tse, is a Chinese Taoism classic completed near the sixth century BC and considered commonly to be written by the sage Lao Tse (571–471 BC), a philosopher and poet of ancient China, and the founder of philosophical Taoism in the Spring and Autumn periods (770–476 BC). However, the text’s true authorship and date of composition remains the subject of debate.
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Wang, F. (2016). “Highlights” Cases. In: Geo-Architecture and Landscape in China’s Geographic and Historic Context. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0489-6_3
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