architecture

Chinese leaders on Monday exchanged congratulatory messages with their Laotian counterparts to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations. In a joint message, Chinese President Hu Jintao, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National ...
China's homegrown automaker Dongfeng Motor said Sunday that its net profit fell 2.41 percent year on year to 210.69 million yuan (32.34 million U.S. dollars) in the first three months of 2011. However, net profit belonging to its parent company rose 2.17 percent to 190.48 million ...
Government websites in China will be shut down if they fail to respond to public concerns or update information, according to a circular issued by China's State Council, or cabinet. Government websites are required to provide up-to-date and accurate information, especially on ...
China's tourism businesses should extend their services to serve more people as domestic travel remains a major contributor to the country's tourism industry over the next five years, officials from the China Tourism Academy said Sunday. Further, Chinese businesses should serve ...
China's consumer price index (CPI), the main gauge of inflation, will rise between 4.9 and 5.1 percent year on year in the second quarter of 2011, an official with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said Sunday. The CPI will rise to about 5 percent in the first ...
As rising inflation and high housing prices erode incomes and add to living costs, residents in large Chinese cities hope to see larger cuts in personal income tax than being considered by the country's legislators. The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), ...
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (C, 1st row), who is also vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, poses for a group photo during a meeting with the military chiefs of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) members in Beijing, capital of China, April 25, 2011. ...
A vegetable planter transports cabbages into a sale center in Zouping County, east China's Shandong Province, April 23, 2011. Vegetable planters in east China's Anhui, Shandong and Zhejiang provinces suffered heavy economic losses recently from an oversupply of vegetables. ...
Delegates attending the sixth session of the Northeast Asia Trilateral Forum pose for group photo in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, April 25, 2011. The annual session of the Northeast Asia Trilateral Forum opened here on Sunday, holding former political ...
Passengers check in at the railway station in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, April 25, 2011. The railway station of the city witnessed nearly 19,000 passengers on Monday, as the three-day Labor Day holiday draws near. (Xinhua/Peng Zhaozhi) ...
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (R) shakes hands with Mohamed Abdullahi Omaar, deputy prime minister and foreign minister of Somali transitional government, during the signing ceremony of bilateral cooperation documents in Beijing, capital of China, April 25, 2011. (Xinhua...
From April 6th to 7th, the provincial governor of Heilongjiang Wang Xiankui led comrades from related departments deep into Harbin, Qiqihar and Daqing. They investigated Harbin's South Industrial New Town and Newly Developing Industrial Park, Qiqihar Communications and Transporta...
The architectural art of tall buildings was highly developed in ancient China, dating back to the Warring States Period (475-221BC). Among them, the classical Chinese Lou, which in modern Chinese refers to buildings of two or more stories, has been regarded as one type of the ...
The classical gardens of China embody the harmonious principles of Chinese garden construction, dictating that gardens should attempt to create a microcosm of the universe in a confined space. Dating back far and wide, China has a long tradition of landscape gardening, during ...
Traditional Chinese architecture is based mainly on Han architecture, comprising roughly 15 types such as city, palace, temple, mausoleum, monastery, Buddhist pagoda, grottoes, garden, government office, folk public building, landscape, tower and pavilion, imperial palace, ...
Architecture is a reflection of culture; when culture changes with the times, architecture also, necessarily, changes. Along with the disintegration of the feudal economy and the invasions of the Western powers, marked by the complete collapse of the Qing Dynasty in 1911 and the ...
The basic feature of Chinese architecture is rectangular units of space joined together into a whole. Temples in ancient Greece also employed rectangular spaces, but the overall effect had austere tendencies. By contrast, the Chinese style combines rectangular shapes varying in ...
Concepts from feng shui and mythic concepts of daoism are usually present in the construction and layout of Chinese architecture, from common residences to imperial and religious structures. This includes the use of: Screen walls to face the main entrance of the house, which ...
The projected hierarchy and importance and uses of buildings in traditional Chinese architecture are based on the strict placement of buildings in a property/complex. Buildings with doors facing the front of the property are considered more important than those faces the sides. ...
Contemporary Western architectural practices typically involve surrounding a building by an open yard on the property. This contrasts with much of traditional Chinese architecture, which involves constructing buildings or building complexes that take up an entire property but ...
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Folk House of the Bai Ethnics
Folk House of the Bai Ethnics
The folk house of the Bai ethnics is the folk architecture of the Bai ...
Chinese Tamales
Chinese Tamales
Zongzi (or zhongzi) are traditionally eaten during Dragon Boat ...
Benzhu religion of the Bai
Benzhu religion of the Bai
The Bai spiritual tradition consists of a set of syncretic beliefs, ...
Martial arts extravaganza hits Beijing’s Poly Theater
Martial arts extravaganza hits Beijing’s Poly Theater
Now on tour, the show "Kungfu Revelations: Nine scrolls" is making a ...
Exhibition showcases classic Chinese art
Exhibition showcases classic Chinese art
A staff member at the National Library shows the process of repairing ...
14th Shanghai International Film Festival
14th Shanghai International Film Festival
The 14th edition of the annual Shanghai International Film Festival ...
Relics featuring ancient Dian culture unearthed in Yunnan
Relics featuring ancient Dian culture unearthed in Yunnan
Photo taken on May 23, 2011 shows the gallipots unearthed from a relic ...
The west wind-tunnel travels An qing of China
The west wind-tunnel travels  An   qing of China
Introduce The west scenic spot of wind-tunnel is that China spent the ...
Ruyi - Granters of Wishes
Ruyi - Granters of Wishes
In China, there have been numbers of "Auspicious Pattern" that is ...