Traditional Chinese Roof Structure

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Traditional chinese roof structure.

Hipped roof is of the highest level in traditional chinese architecture. Fan shaped gable and hip roof with a round ridge this type of roof is normally used on a waterside garden structure. This beautiful tile is available in grayish smoked and various glazed colors and will keep its distinctive appearance while withstanding constant exposure to any weather condition. Luoyang dannuo gardens building co ltd.

Each roof has 9 horizontal beams and 72 ridge beams supported by 18 columns making a doubly auspicious sum of 99. Hip hipped roof wudian roof see the 1st picture below. Mca s oriental japanese clay roof tile is a unique interlocking high quality tile made in the japanese tradition. Palapa structures only provides the highest quality rope hammocks on the market.

Where height is limited to seventy. Flat roofs are uncommon while gabled roofs are almost omnipresent in traditional chinese architecture. A traditional chinese roof with 8 facades which could be either single or double eaves normally used on a major pavilion structure in a big garden or a lager buddhist pagoda. Eastern asia hip and gable roof xieshan roof.

3 features of chinese roof architecture 1. Ancient chinese architecture was designed to be attractive especially the distinctive roofs. There were various roof styles with functional features a hierarchy of designs and exquisite details. Single eave and double eave gable hip roofs.

The number 9 has a special meaning for chinese people as it represents longevity and eternity. The roofs in both of the above photos show what liang ssu ch eng in chinese architecture called the immediately outstanding feature of chinese architecture. The roofs were built to represent the number 9. Is one characteristic enterprise which is specialized in antique chinese roof tiles development and production.

Only the royal family and confucius had the privilege to use such style of roof. Traditional chinese roofs had different forms at different stages of history. A curved roof with overhanging eaves which a wooden skeleton supports. Such roof has five ridges and four sides all in the form of gentle slope.

This is strikingly different from most western roofing systems they put a lot of stress on the outer walls. Roofs are either built on roof cross beams or rest directly on vertical structural beams.