中西方建筑差异英文.docx

中西方建筑差异英文Chinese architecture China architecture is Chinese history testimony and the culture heritage all over the world. It is the symbol of people wisdom. The architecture of China is as old as Chinese civilization. It is obviously characterized by the region, nationality and times.There are several feature of Chinese architecture. 1 2 architectural structures Traditional Chinese people believe in the idea of nature-human intergration(天人合一).In Chinese culture,we advocate that men should keep a harmonious relationship with nature.Around the building ,there are high hills ,river and other nature landscape,they make water,soil and nature resource became the important part of the building. People also like to build gardens in their house,there are many small hills and ponds in Chinese traditional gardens.Its show that Chinese architecture is required to be like the nature,and the host pursued the harmony of the man,the architecture and the nature. The Chinese architecture highly stressed the unity of the nature and the layout , and stressed the function of the architectural art on the ethics and moral.From house to palace ,almost is a pattern, similar to the ”quad”(四合院)mode .The architecture is always built in group,more individual architecturea make up s big architectual group,for example ,The Forbidden City.In the The Forbidden City,all the building follow the principle of symmetry and hierarchy.The emperor live in the middle of city ,while the other unimportant people like eunuchs(太监) live around the city. The whole style is introversive,strict and close to nature .