Anji Bridge

The Anji Bridge (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: nj Qio; literally:
"Safe crossing bridge") is the world's oldest open-spandrel segmental arch bridge of stone
construction. Credited to the design of a craftsman named Li Chun, the bridge was constructed in
the years 595-605 during the Sui dynasty (581618). Located in the southern part of Hebei Province,
it is the oldest standing bridge in China.
The bridge was built by a master architect named Lu Ban in a single night.

Humble Administrator's Garden

The Humble
Administrator's
Garden (simplified
Chinese: ; traditional
Chinese:
; pinyin: Zhuzhng
Yun) is a renowned Chinese
garden in Suzhou. The
garden is located at n178
Dongbei Street ( 178
). At 51,950 m2, it is the
largest garden in Suzhou and
is considered by some to be
the finest garden in all of
southern China. In 1997,
Zhuozheng Yuan, along with other classical gardens of Suzhou was proclaimed
a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The garden contains numerous pavilions and bridges set among a maze of connected
pools and islands. It consists of three major parts set about a large lake: the central part
(Zhuozheng Yuan), the eastern part (once called Guitianyuanju, Dwelling Upon Return
to the Countryside), and a western part (the Supplementary Garden).
Eastern Garden: Composed of a few buildings around a central great lawn and pond
combination. The lawn is ringed by a grove of crape myrtle trees which is an allusion to
the Tang Dynasty State Secretariat which was nicknamed the Crape Myrtle Department.
Central Garden: This section is composed of many scenes arranged around the
"Surging Wave" Pond. Within the pond three islands recreate the scenery of the fairy
islands of the east sea (see Penglai).
Western Garden: This part is only half the size of the central part, and is also mainly
dominated by water. The pond runs from north to south and at the central part rises an
islet. Although small, it is planned with meticulous care and precision. The buildings,
though numerous, do not clutter, small mountains and ponds do not give a cramped
impression.

Nine Pinnacle Pagoda

The Nine Pinnacle

Pagoda or Jiuding
Pagoda (Chinese:
; pinyin: Ji Dng T, sometimes
translated as "Nine Roof
Pagoda") is an 8th-century
pavilion-style brick pagoda
located in
central Shandong Province, China.
It is noted for its unique roof
design featuring nine small
pagodas.

Foguang Temple

Foguang Temple (Chinese: ) is a Buddhist temple located five kilometres from

Doucun, Wutai County, Shanxi Province of China. The major hall of the temple is the
Great East Hall, built in 857 AD, during the Tang Dynasty (618907). According to
architectural records, it is the third earliest preserved timber structure in China. It was
rediscovered by the 20th-century architectural historian Liang Sicheng (19011972) in
1937, while an older hall at Nanchan Temple was discovered by the same team a year
later. The temple also contains another significant hall dating from 1137 called the
Manjusri Hall. In addition, the second oldest existing pagoda in China (after
the Songyue Pagoda), dating from the 6th century, is located in the temple
grounds. Today the temple is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site and is undergoing
restoration.

Niujie Mosque

The Niujie
Mosque (simplifi
ed Chinese:
; traditional
Chinese:

; pinyin: Niji
lbis; Wade
Giles: Niu-chieh
Li-pai-ssu "Oxen
Street House of
Worship"
or Chinese:

; pinyin: Niji
Qngzhns; WadeGiles: Niu-chieh Ch'ing-chen-ssu"Oxen Street Mosque") is the
oldest mosque in Beijing, China. It was first built in 996 during the Liao Dynasty and was
reconstructed as well as enlarged under the Kangxi Emperor (r. 1661-1722) of the Qing
Dynasty.
The Mosque is located in the Niujie area of Beijing's Xicheng District, the spiritual centre
for the 10,000 Muslims living in the vicinity and it is the biggest and oldest one in
Beijing. It was within the Xuanwu District before it merged into Xicheng in 2010. Niujie in
Xicheng District, where the mosque is located, is the largest area inhabited by Muslims
in Beijing.
The Niujie Mosque covers an area of approximately 10,000 square meters. The mosque
reflects a mixture of Islamic and Han Chinese cultural and architectural influences. From
the outside, its architecture shows traditional Chinese influence and the inside has
blend of Islamic calligraphy and Chinese design. The main prayer hall is 600 square
meters in area, and can hold more than 1,000 worshipers, while non-believers cannot
enter it. The mosque, built out of timber, is home to some important cultural relics and
tablets such as the upright tablet of an emperor's decree proclaimed in 1694 during
the Qing Dynasty.

Putuo Zongcheng Temple

The Putuo
Zongcheng
Temple (Chine
se:
; pinyin: Pt
u Zngchng
zh mio)
of Chengde, H
ebei province,
China is aQing
dynasty era Bu
ddhist temple
complex built
between 1767
and
1771, during
the reign of
the Qianlong
Emperor (17351796). It is located near the Chengde Mountain Resort, which is south
of the Putuo Zongcheng. Along with the equally famed Puning Temple, it is one of the
Eight Outer Temples of Chengde. The temple was modeled after the Potala
Palace of Tibet, the old sanctuary of the Dalai Lama built a century earlier. Since it was
modeled after the Potala palace, the temple represents a fusion of Chinese and Tibetan
architectural styles. The temple complex covers a surface area of some 220,000 square
metres (2,400,000 sq ft), making it one of the largest in China. Many of its halls and
pavilions are adorned with copper and gold tiled roofs, adding to the splendor of the
site.

Chinatown

A Chinatown (Chinese: //, Cantonese jyutping: tong4 jan4 gaai1, Yale: tohng yahn g
ai, Mandarin Pinyin:Tngrnji/Hu B/Zhnggu Chng ) is historically any ethnic
enclave of Chinese or Han people outside China and Taiwan. Areas known as "Chinatown" exist
throughout the world, including the Americas, Europe, Africa, Australasia and Asia.
Binondo's Chinatown located in Manila, Philippines is the oldest Chinatown in the world, established
in 1594.

Taipei Confucius Temple

Originally erected in 1880, the Temple is rebuilt in the Japanese colonial era,
demonstrating many of the best features of Southern Chinese architecture.
The ceremony in honor of the "Great Sage" is an expression of the continued
reverence and admiration for Confucius teachings in Chinese society today.
It is the Bayi dance with its solemn, majestic character that is viewed by
many visitors, both from Taiwan and abroad, as the highlight of the
ceremonial rites.

Chinese temples

This temple features classic Chinese architecture. It has British Lion heads to
symbolise loyalty to the British colonial powers. It was completed in 1870s

Seh Tek Tong Cheah Kongsi

This clan temple features

classic Chinese architecture
with the surprising addition
of British lion heads on the
temple. The lions symbolise
the Straits Chinese loyalty to
the British colonial powers.
The Cheah Clan is one of
the oldest Hokkien clans in
Penang. The temple was
completed in the 1870s.

Banyan Tree Lijiang Resort

The Banyan Tree Lijiang Resort is located in the city of Lijiang, China.
The city of Lijiang breathes history its Old City Center is a UNESCO Heritage
Site and the resort does its best to reflect it.

Collage city: Datong Museum

by Foster + Partners

Here is another one of those incredible Chinese projects whose scale and
audacity leave most people agog. Foster + Partners advise that their Datong
Museum project is now under construction

OCT Design Museum, Shenzhen, 2011

Architecture: Zhu Pei
Photo: Fang Zhenning

Each of the 100 projects is presented with one huge photograph or rendering and
occasionally with a model. The renderings are so perfect that for the layman it is difficult
to differ them from photographs. In a few cases power point presentations or short films
give additional visual information. However, the only criteria for the exhibition seem to
be the fact that the buildings stand in China with one exception for a project from
Taiwan.

CCTV, Beijing, 2012

Architecture: Rem Koolhaas (OMA)
Photo: Fang Zhenning

There is no explanation other than the political claim in Beijing, to represent also the
island of Taiwan. The shown projects include railway stations, museums, campus
buildings, clubhouses, hotels, schools and so on. Since each project is only presented
with one photograph or rendering with a few exceptions the visitors rely on the very
short general descriptions. Without drawings and context, the impression is given of an
exhibition about photography.

Contemporary Chinese Concrete Wall Frame House

Architecture Design

Contemporary Chinese house architecture design is really becomes a unique

Chinese house with strong concrete construction for concrete wall house,
concrete house roof and concrete house faade. Chinese concrete house
design is two storey houses with privacy protection from concrete frame
house. Concrete frame house in unique Chinese house is really offers high
protection for the residents. Contemporary Chinese concrete house interior
created with warm wood interior home to provide comfortable living space.
Wood interior offers different of house plan for contemporary Chinese house
design.

Design Collective: A Contemporary yet Distinctive

Approach from Neri & Hu

This extravagant yet marvelous contemporary architecture work was well

done by a famous Chinese architect couple, Neri and Hu. Lies in the middle of
progressive metropolitan Chinese life that growth vastly at all aspect, this
wonderful piece of art reflect it. This design collective from Neri & Hu of
Shanghai has been the actor behind the new modern Chinese aesthetic
movement since 2006. They also well known for the top quality materials in
their work and their craftsmanship for all the interior and exterior products.
Their Avant garde yet contemporary approach at this design collective its
just another great work theyve done.

School Bridge: by Li Xiaodong Atelier.

When we speak of Chinese architecture, we have come to think of oversized

cultural projects designed by those that should know better. But quietly
working away in towns and villages throughout China is an altogether more
sensitive type of practice that is doing some beautiful and thoughtful work.
This project is typical of that, but there is nothing typical about the
architecture. The building has a mixed programmed that is a school, a
cultural Centre, and a habitable bridge. Its entire conception is to enliven an
old village, and sustain traditional village cultures.

Crystalline

character: Shanghai Museum of Glass

by Logon

The factory site for the Shanghai Glass Co. contains some thirty industrial
buildings some of which are still in glass manufacture related use. However,
the site owner recognise its a dated industrial landscape and that
regeneration of the works district is required. As with most regeneration
stories a Parti is required, or as it is now known, an iconic looking building
that will attract visitors. In recent times, in some cities in China, it has
appeared that architectures purpose was to shout louder than the last
building. One wonders where such inclinations might stop? To a degree, the
answer it seems is the Shanghai Museum of Glass by Logon. If for no other

reason than it displays admirable restraint, it is worth a close look, but I

suggest that it is worth looking at for its own architectural merits.

Fang Yuan Building, Shenyang, China

by Architect CY Lee

Apparently, this architect tried to fuse a contemporary office building with an old Chinese
coin. Well, he could try to fuse himself with the floor, by jumping from the top of this
"masterpiece" without a parachute

Sinosteel International Plaza, Tianjin, China

"The design concept

combines geometry,
structure and cultural
symbolism as a
repetitive motif: a
hexagonal faade,
multiplying and
evolving across the
building. This faade is
made up of five
standardize units of
hexagonal windows; it
signifies the heritage
value in Chinese
architecture.